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Dunston Staiths is a late nineteenth-century coal shipping facility located on the River Tyne near Gateshead, Durham. Built in 1893-1895 to serve the collieries of the Tyne valley, the structure comprises a substantial timber-built loading pier and associated infrastructure designed to transfer coal from railway wagons directly into ships. The staiths represent a significant example of Victorian industrial engineering, employing innovative timber construction techniques to create a functional system that could handle the substantial coal exports that characterised the region's economy during the height of the coal trade. The monument survives as a notable testament to the engineering ambitions and commercial scale of late nineteenth-century industrial Britain, and remains an important record of the technological solutions developed to facilitate the rapid handling and export of mineral resources.
DUNSTON STAITHS is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005898. View the official record →
Dunston Staiths is a late nineteenth-century coal shipping facility located on the River Tyne near Gateshead, Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005898.
DUNSTON STAITHS is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005898.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower (1.7 km), Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill (1.8 km), Newcastle Swing Bridge (2 km).
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