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Latitude: 54.8384 / 54°50'18"N
Longitude: -1.3277 / 1°19'39"W
OS Eastings: 443278
OS Northings: 549494
OS Grid: NZ432494
Mapcode National: GBR MD5H.CC
Mapcode Global: WHD5L.KNZ5
Plus Code: 9C6WRMQC+9W
Entry Name: Inner North Dock Walls
Listing Date: 14 February 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1277116
English Heritage Legacy ID: 407595
ID on this website: 101277116
Location: Seaham, County Durham, SR7
County: County Durham
Civil Parish: Seaham
Built-Up Area: Seaham
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham
Church of England Parish: Seaham Harbour and Dawdon
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: Wall
NZ 44 NW SEAHAM SEAHAM HARBOUR
4/37 Inner North Dock Walls
II
Walls of excavated inner north dock. c.1825-30 by William Chapman with contemporary
revisions by Rennie and Telford. Large dressed blocks of Penshaw sandstone with
tooled and margined faces. Trapezoidal plan enclosing an area of about one hectare.
Slightly battered pier walls to north, east and west are c.8 metres high and retain
some C19 cast-iron standards for chain railings. Retaining wall to south c.15 metres
high with flight of steps at south-west corner. Narrow dock entrance to south-east
with 2 hydraulically-operated gates of wood and 2 flanking mooring posts of cast-iron.
2 mooring posts of wood in centre of dock basin. Attached dock wall to south-west
of dock entrance not of special interest.
Listing NGR: NZ4327849494
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