Howdon, Commissioner's Staiths (North)

HER Number:
2142

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Howdon, Commissioner's Staiths (North)

Place:
Howdon

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Water Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Staith

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
From the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan these appear to have been related to the Backworth Colliery Railway (HER ref. 1113), but this is not clear. They were built after 1858, as they do not appear on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan. One of two pairs of staiths with this name, the other being HER ref. 2200.

Easting:
3518

Northing:
6640

Grid Reference:
NZ35186640

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2142 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 89, SE