South Shields, Harton Colliery Staiths (Low Staith)

HER Number:
2456

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Harton Colliery Staiths (Low Staith)

Place:
South Shields

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:
Structure

Description:
Also known as the Harton Low Staiths, the staithes were opened in 1904 as one of the termini of the Harton Railway. They were unique in that coal was loaded into waiting ships by steam cranes. In 1914 electrically powered conveyor belts were introduced. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
3582

Northing:
6691

Grid Reference:
NZ35826691

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2456 >> 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4, NW N.T. Sinclair, & I.S. Carr, 1990, Railways of South Shields, p.18 Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in the inner Shields plan area; SOUTH TYNESIDE LOCAL LIST REVIEW 2011: REFERENCE NUMBER: LSHA/13/SS