Listed building outline

Coal Staithes At Blyth Power Station

Field	Value	Fact links
Reference	1041382	Facts
Prefix	listed-building-outline	Facts
Name	Coal Staithes At Blyth Power Station	Facts
Dataset	Listed building outline	no fact link
Organisation	Northumberland County Council	no fact link
Start date	1986-12-18	no fact link
End date		no fact link
Entry date	1986-12-18	Facts
Typology	geography	no fact link
Geometry	MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.522666 55.141882, -1.521637 55.140533, -1.521588 55.140544, -1.521562 55.140511, -1.52024 55.138771, -1.520001 55.138831, -1.520222 55.13912, -1.52024 55.139174, -1.520512 55.139525, -1.520594 55.139607, -1.521167 55.140366, -1.521186 55.140421, -1.522029 55.141528, -1.522043 55.141568, -1.522168 55.141724, -1.522144 55.14173, -1.522204 55.141813, -1.52223 55.141809, -1.522324 55.141932, -1.522365 55.141926, -1.522298 55.141837, -1.522309 55.141835, -1.522393 55.141946, -1.522459 55.141927, -1.52233 55.141756, -1.522346 55.141753, -1.522381 55.141799, -1.522442 55.141784, -1.522538 55.141908, -1.522666 55.141882))) MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.522666 55.141882, -1.521637 55.140533, -1.521588 55.140544, -1.521562 55.140511, -1.52024 55.138771, -1.520001 55.138831, -1.520222 55.13912, -1.52024 55.139174, -1.520512 55.139525, -1.520594 55.139607, -1.521167 55.140366, -1.521186 55.140421, -1.522029 55.141528, -1.522043 55.141568, -1.522168 55.141724, -1.522144 55.14173, -1.522204 55.141813, -1.52223 55.141809, -1.522324 55.141932, -1.522365 55.141926, -1.522298 55.141837, -1.522309 55.141835, -1.522393 55.141946, -1.522459 55.141927, -1.52233 55.141756, -1.522346 55.141753, -1.522381 55.141799, -1.522442 55.141784, -1.522538 55.141908, -1.522666 55.141882)))	Facts
Point	`POINT (-1.521372 55.140439)`	Facts
Notes	Listing revised 24-JUN-2008 from Grade II* to Grade II. Coal staithes constructed between about 1910-1923 for the North Eastern Railway Company, altered in about 1994. MATERIALS: timber, the lower level of a set of coal staithes about 375m long of traditional braced timber construction. The structure is formed of substantial timber piles driven into the sea bed carrying a timber deck. The staithes were originally 500m long and comprised three decks with gantries. HISTORY: Blyth initially developed as a fishing port with ancillary salt pans, but during the later 19th and 20th centuries it became Northumberland's premier coal port and for a brief period in the mid 20th century it shipped more coal than any port in Europe. At its peak, the harbour had several sets of staithes, which allowed coal arriving by wagon way and later railway to be dropped from wagons directly into ships. The coal staithes at Blyth power station, known formerly as West Staithes, were the last of the traditional staithes to be built on the River Blyth. Their construction began in about 1910 for the North Eastern Railway Company, but the First World War intervened and they were completed in 1923. The original upper two decks were demolished and the whole structure truncated in 1994/5. REASON FOR DESIGNATION DECISION: these early 20th century coal staithes are designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: although they have been compromised by partial demolition, these coal staithes retain special historic interest in a national context; there are only three listed coastal/estuarine coal staithes in England and this example at Blyth is therefore a very rare survival; the structure bears witness to the once nationally significant sea-borne coal trade; they reflect the importance of the Port of Blyth as the one time largest coal port in Europe.	Facts
Listed building	1041382	Facts

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