Wallsend, Old Staith

Tyne and Wear HER(2094): Wallsend, Old Staith - Details

Back to Search Results

HER Number:
2094

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Wallsend, Old Staith

Place:
Wallsend

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

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:
‘Old Staith’ appears to be a placename on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, but its riverside location suggests that it may actually be the site of an old staith. If so, it was out of use before 1858.

Easting:
3044

Northing:
6616

Grid Reference:
NZ30446616

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2094 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98

Back to Search Results