Bishopwearmouth, Lambton Staiths

HER Number:
2832

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Bishopwearmouth, Lambton Staiths

Place:
Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

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:
Lambton Drops was the northern terminus of the Lambton Wagonway (HER ref. 2833). The staiths had a wooden superstructure which has been removed, but the quay along the river bank remains with the bases of the staith superstructure. A concrete retaining wall also remains.

Easting:
3929

Northing:
5743

Grid Reference:
NZ39295743

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2832 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8 Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in River Wear plan area T. Powell, 2000, Staith to Conveyor, An Illustrated History of Coal Shipping Equipment, p 48 I. Ayris, 1996, Trimdon Street/Farringdon Row, Sunderland, An Appraisal of the Historical Development and Arch... Northern Archaeological Associates, 2004, Farringdon Row, Sunderland, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment