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Walls and Four Mooring Posts to North Dock Basin

A Grade II Listed Building in St Peter's, Sunderland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9184 / 54°55'6"N

Longitude: -1.3645 / 1°21'52"W

OS Eastings: 440834

OS Northings: 558371

OS Grid: NZ408583

Mapcode National: GBR VG9.7T

Mapcode Global: WHD56.0MJV

Plus Code: 9C6WWJ9P+96

Entry Name: Walls and Four Mooring Posts to North Dock Basin

Listing Date: 10 November 1978

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1293182

English Heritage Legacy ID: 391470

ID on this website: 101293182

Location: Roker, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR6

County: Sunderland

Electoral Ward/Division: St Peter's

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Sunderland

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear

Church of England Parish: Monkwearmouth Team Ministry

Church of England Diocese: Durham

Tagged with: Wall

Description


SUNDERLAND

NZ4058 HARBOUR VIEW 920-1/9/97 (East side (off)) 10/11/78 Walls and four mooring posts to North Dock Basin

GV II

NW and part of NE walls, with 4 mooring posts, of tidal basin to North Dock. 1834-7. By Isambard Kingdom Brunel. For Wearmouth Dock Company by Royal Charter. By 1847 owned by York and Newcastle Railway Co.; by 1934 by the River Wear Commissioners. Granite ashlar wall; cast-iron mooring posts. High wall with curved batter and bull-nosed edging. A significant structure by one of the century's greatest engineers.

Listing NGR: NZ4083458371

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