Barmston, staith and spout

HER Number:
6444

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Barmston, staith and spout

Place:
Barmston

Map Sheet:
NZ35NW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Water transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Staith

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Coxgreen and Barmston were key points on the River Wear from which coal was loaded onto keels to be taken downriver from at least the beginning of the 18th century. Substantial staiths and spouts are recorded on Burleigh and Thompson's map of 1737. On this map it is recorded a "staith and spout" belonging to Mr Donnison. A wagonway running NW to SE serviced the staith (HER 3174).

Easting:
325

Northing:
552

Grid Reference:
NZ325552

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Tyne and Wear Museums, 1999, Barmston and Coxgreen, Sunderland - Archaeological Assessment; Burleigh and Thompson, 1737, Extract plan of the River Wear; J.T. Taylor, 1852, The Archaeology of the Coal Trade, Archaeological Institute of Great Britain, Vol 1, p 161