Structure Name: Tyne Commissioners Riverside Quay

Description:
 

'The Tyne Commission Quay, a riverside quay adjoining the Albert Edward Dock, was opened in 1928 to accommodate ships of the Bergen Line, and to provide the main UK terminal for Norwegian mail and cargo services.'
[Stafford Linsley's annotation]
 

Extant: Yes

Location: Royal Quays, NORTH TYNESIDE

Eastings: 435400m (view map)

Northings: 566800m (view map)

Position Accuracy: 200m

Positional Confidence: Absolute Certainty

Structure Types Identified: QUAY, QUAY CRANE, TRANSIT SHED

Chronology:

• 1928   Tyne Commission Quay built at the entrance to the Albert Edward Dock.

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