Description

NZ 44 NW SEAHAM SEAHAM HARBOUR

4/37 Inner North Dock Walls

II

Walls of excavated inner north dock. c.1825-30 by William Chapman with contemporary
revisions by Rennie and Telford. Large dressed blocks of Penshaw sandstone with
tooled and margined faces. Trapezoidal plan enclosing an area of about one hectare.
Slightly battered pier walls to north, east and west are c.8 metres high and retain
some C19 cast-iron standards for chain railings. Retaining wall to south c.15 metres
high with flight of steps at south-west corner. Narrow dock entrance to south-east
with 2 hydraulically-operated gates of wood and 2 flanking mooring posts of cast-iron.
2 mooring posts of wood in centre of dock basin. Attached dock wall to south-west
of dock entrance not of special interest.

Listing NGR: NZ4327849494

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26566570

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990