Low Lambton, Staiths

HER Number:
3076

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Low Lambton, Staiths

Place:
Low Lambton

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

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:
The Low Lambton Staiths form the northern terminus (with Blackfell Staiths) of the Lambton Railway (HER ref. 3077). Some signs of these structures are visible along the river front and the adjoining wagonway track has now become a footpath.

Easting:
3219

Northing:
5478

Grid Reference:
NZ32195478

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3076 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 13 Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in the River Wear plan area; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas; Burleigh & Thompson, 1737, Plan of the River Wear, DRO D/XP 64