North Shields, Albert Edward Dock, locks and lock gates

HER Number:
7293

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
North Shields, Albert Edward Dock, locks and lock gates

Place:
North Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Water Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Lock

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Lock walls and gates. 1882 for Tyne Improvement Commissioners by Ure and Messent. Walls sandstone ashlar; iron gates. Four lock walls with curved nosing at entrance to dock; curved recesses for gate machinery. Western lock has two pairs of gates 25m apart. The eastern lock has two pairs only 4m apart. The Coble Dene Dock was renamed after its opening by Prince Albert Edward. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
3528

Northing:
6696

Grid Reference:
NZ35286696

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Joint Conservation Team, Newcastle City Council, 1990, The Albert Edward Dock Area, North Shields; I. Ayris & P. Jubb, 1995, Hydraulic Accumulator Tower, Albert Edward Dock, Howdon Road, North Shields, Preliminary Report; Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 8/93; R.W. Johnson, 1895, The Making of the Tyne, pp 108-112