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Description: | A shipping wharf existed at Blaydon and Stella Riverside for centuries. It developed chiefly for the export of lead and later coal. In the 18th century lead was sent to Blaydon from mills on the River Derwent and from as far a field as Allenheads, Rookhope and Feldon, near Edmundbyers. The lead was carried by pack-horse down waggonways to staithes at Blaydon for shipment down the River Tyne and on to elsewhere in the country. In the 19th century coal was also transported for shipment. When the railway arrived in Blaydon in 1835 many of the staithes disspeared as coal could be transported by rail. Other industries developed along the riverside, particularly around the Blaydon Haughs area. They included Blaydon Manure and Alkali Works, a lampblack works and a glass bottle works amongst others. The Haughs were also the staging point for the Blaydon Hoppings and the famous Blaydon Races during the mid 19th century. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.asaplive.com/Lco/Lco.cfm?ccs=629&cs=2674&Preview=1 | Publisher: | Gateshead Council | Rights holder: | Gateshead Council | Subjects: | Tyne Riverside | Temporal: | name=1970s; start=1970; end=1979; | Source: | iSee Gateshead | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://isee.gateshead.gov.uk/detail.php?... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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