Penshaw, Penshaw Staiths, Smith's Staiths

HER Number:
16809

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Penshaw, Penshaw Staiths, Smith's Staiths

Place:
Penshaw

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Water Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Staith

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Furthest upstream of three staiths. Shown in the Penshaw Staithes area on Burleigh and Thompson's 1737 plan . Out of use by 1775.

Easting:
3116

Northing:
5395

Grid Reference:
NZ31165395

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2015, Penshaw: not just a monument; Burliegh and Thompson, 1737, Plan of Penshaw and South Biddick Staithes, DRO D/XP/64