Swainson Dock was opened on the 3rd June 1856. The opening was marked by a grand ceremony, with a procession of ships entering the new dock. The area has more recently been in-filled and redeveloped.
MV Ramso in Swainson Dry Dock.
More detail »South west view of the warehouses at Swainson Dock - from a lithograph printed & published by William Kitching, West Hartlepool & presented to Ralph Ward Jackson.
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More detail »The Tees Conservancy Commissioner's steam barge T.C.C. 23, berthed at the quay in Swainson Dock.
More detail »The collapsed portion the timber quay, which apparently gave way due to the weight of timber stacked on the edge. This might be the 'Pyman Quay, in the Swainson/Hart Dock. The buildings of Church Street can be seen in the background. Date unknown.
More detail »Close-up of damage to the timber quay, with the offices of R.Wade & Sons, Timber Importers, in the background. This might be the 'Pyman Quay, in the Swainson/Hart Dock.
Wade and Sons first appear in the Kelly's Trade Directory of 1885, with premises at Commercial Terrace. In the 1938 Directory they are listed at Central Buildings, Church Street.
In 1906 they are listed as timber and telegraph pole merchants.
Docked for attention at the Dockyard. Banbury Cross was built in in 1958 & was owned by Tees Towing Co Ltd.
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