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Old 30-08-2014, 11:22 AM
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Default Amble Harbour Village construction started

I see they have begun to take away the hill that formed the old staiths crossing point at the end of Leases street.

Now it looks like this is going to be a pedestrian area to me on the plans, but someone tells me no, it's a car-park.

the outline of the work area is here

and more

and the artist's impression here:





wife's mobile phone photo of that hill today (it's a naff photo but you get the idea)

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Old 30-08-2014, 01:21 PM
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the outline of the work area is here

and more

looks like those links die quickly!

another search with all the documents (dont know if that link will last either, useless government websites, always a pain!)


maybe this link will persist:

http://publicaccess.northumberland.g...SED-370372.pdf

[oh I give up, sometimes the links work, sometimes not]
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Old 30-08-2014, 01:24 PM
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ANYWAY... I wonder if that hill is all made ground, nothing natural in there?
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Old 30-08-2014, 11:03 PM
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ANYWAY... I wonder if that hill is all made ground, nothing natural in there?
I think this is part of the original 1837 waggonway bringing coals from the first pit at hauxley to the coquet. If so it predates the existing harbour and Broomhill railway. It would be interesting to see if there was chalk or flint in it which would suggest using ships ballast from the export of coal to London?
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Old 31-08-2014, 06:42 AM
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There is a map on here somewhere from around that time. The river would have run along the edge of Leazes St at the time? and therefore this area would have been the point the waggonway reached the river before land reclaiming started in earnest. Looking at the sea level though any remnants would probably be lower down than the present exposed area?
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Old 31-08-2014, 09:20 AM
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There was some sort of junction/ points there under that hill but a little further back than they are going to cut away. The wagonway that ran along the high water mark (along Leases street) passes through the site of the 'harbour village', then curves to cross the river and onto the north side.


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Old 31-08-2014, 09:31 AM
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Then there's this Admiralty map dated 1848 showing the proposed "Asher Wall" (B) and proposed "New Staith" (C)

Don't know where to start with that one.

you can see the Leases street wagonway, and some sort of series of lagoons for land reclamation?

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Old 31-08-2014, 09:33 AM
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I don't get the impression any of that is elevated much above sea level? So perhaps there's some bits and bobs hidden away in the bas of that hill.
Was there not an even earlier wagonway from Hauxley mines that dates back to the 18c along there too?
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I think this is part of the original 1837 waggonway bringing coals from the first pit at hauxley to the coquet. If so it predates the existing harbour and Broomhill railway. It would be interesting to see if there was chalk or flint in it which would suggest using ships ballast from the export of coal to London?
Remember seeing chalk near the surface after the lines were lifted and before it was landscaped in early seventies.
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There was some sort of junction/ points there under that hill but a little further back than they are going to cut away. The wagonway that ran along the high water mark (along Leases street) passes through the site of the 'harbour village', then curves to cross the river and onto the north http://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/ambl....php?t=451side.


I reckon you have that map overlay spot on as it has high water along the back of the dock and there is certainly solid rock to be seen on the lower part of the wall at low tide.
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Remember seeing chalk near the surface after the lines were lifted and before it was landscaped in early seventies.
I remember when they layed the diamond crossing
The foundations had to be reinforced because of the chalk found
I took huge lumps to school and got told off by headmaster
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