Tunnel to Lambton and Hetton Staiths
Tunnel to Lambton and Hetton Staiths
HER Number
1708
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Tunnel to Lambton and Hetton Staiths
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Railway Tunnel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
These tunnels give access to the large goods yard which once existed at the top of the staiths, and to the staiths themselves. One tunnel led to the Penshaw Branch line and the other went to further staiths at Ayres Quay.
Easting
439100
Northing
557400
Grid Reference
NZ439100557400
Sources
<< HER 1708 >> Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in River Wear plan area