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Tyne Dock is a neighbourhood within the town of South Shields, Tyne and Wear, on the south bank of the River Tyne. It takes its name from the large dock on the river which was opened in 1859 [1] by the North Eastern Railway [2] (and acquired by the Tyne Improvement Commission in 1938) to handle Tyneside's coal exports. [3]
To the east of Jarrow and built for the North Eastern Railway Company, the dock at Tyne Dock is only a tiny fraction of the size it once was having been filled in, like neighbouring Jarrow Slake to its west.
May 15, 2017 · We stop off just to the east of Jarrow at the long-gone Tyne Dock arches. Their heyday came in the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th when coal was king in the North...
Opened in 1859 by the North Eastern Railway, Tyne Dock was built to accommodate and ship the great and increasing quantities of coal brought to South Shields on the company’s rail lines, with which the riverside staiths had been unable to cope. It was for a time the United Kingdom’s busiest coaling facility.
- Richard Carlton
- 2015
Tyne Dock is a neighbourhood within the town of South Shields, Tyne and Wear, on the south bank of the River Tyne. It takes its name from the large dock on the river which was opened in 1859 by the North Eastern Railway to handle Tyneside's coal exports.
Tyne Dock is a neighbourhood within the town of South Shields, Tyne and Wear, on the south bank of the River Tyne. It takes its name from the large dock on the river which was opened in 1859 by the North Eastern Railway to handle Tyneside's coal exports.
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Tyne Dock is a small area located in the town of South Shields in Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated on the south bank of the River Tyne and is known for its historic significance as a major port for coal exports during the 19th and 20th centuries.
