South Tyneside History
Title | Brigham and Cowans Dockyard |
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Reference Number | STH0005094 |
Photographer | Lubi Ken |
Town or Village | South Shields |
Date | Mar 82 |
Original Format | Black and white photograph |
Period | The 1980s |
Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
Further Information | Black and white photograph showing remains of Stanhope & Tyne Railway coal drops inside Brigham and Cowans Dockyard, built in 1834 as part of a scheme to transport limestone from Weardale and coal from North West Durham to South Shields. The coal staithes went out of use after the opening of Tyne Dock in 1859. |