A Grade II listed timber structure on the River Tyne is to be restored. The Dunston Staithes in Gateshead played a crucial role in the transport of millions of tons of coal. The Heritage Lottery Fund ...

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The distinctive shape of the staiths at Dunton were a familiar feature of Tyneside’s industrial landscape for decades. Still standing, they symbolise a time when coal and the River Tyne were key ...

We stop off in Dunston on the very western edge of Gateshead. With a long, proud industrial past, today it boasts a revamped riverside and trendy ‘des res’ apartments. In modern times it has boasted ...