Elswick Wharf

HER Number

1838

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Elswick Wharf

Place

Elswick

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Water Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

River Wharf

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Truncated portion of Elswick Wharf, a 19th century timber structure of thick pine boarding on a lattice work framework. Referred to as a timber yard on the Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1896.

Easting

423900

Northing

562930

Grid Reference

NZ423900562930

Sources

<< HER 1838 >> NCAU, 1988, West City Area: A report on the archaeology and industrial archaeology of the area;
AAG Archaeology, 2013, Skinnerburn Road, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Assessment