Structure Name: Newcastle Quay

Description:
 

The Newcastle Quay runs from the Fish Quay (near the Swing Bridge) in the west to around 525 metres east of the mouth of the Ouseburn, covering a total of 2025 metres. In 1934 the quay provided 26 berths serviced by five steam travelling cranes, a double railway line, 16 single storey sheds and 1 two storey shed.

Today many of the industrial features associated with the quay (i.e. the cranes, sheds and railway) have disappeared, instead the quay is now a focal point for Newcastle's nightlife and property development.
 

Extant: Yes

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Eastings: 425900m (view map)

Northings: 564100m (view map)

Position Accuracy: 1km

Positional Confidence: Absolute Certainty

Structure Types Identified: QUAY

Chronology:

• 1840   c.1840 a new section of quay was erected.
      Entities Involved:
            Anderson, ?: Responsible for the new section.
• 1866   Newcastle Quay began to be extended to the east of Rotterdam Wharf.
• 1874   By 1874 Newcastle Quay had been extended beyond the Ouseburn.
• 1930s   Further extensions made to Newcastle Quay.

Notes
 

'The Newcastle Quayside has, of course, changed almost beyond recognition in the past 30 years.'
[Stafford Linsley's annotation]
 

References:

• Tyne and Wear SMR

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