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Definition of Staiths

Staith
Staith Staith, n. [AS. st[ae]? a bank, shore, from the root of E. stead.] A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars, into vessels.

Meaning of Staiths from wikipedia

- coalfields of Northumbria developed coal staiths specifically for loading coal onto ships and these would adopt the staith spelling as a distinction from simple...
- on the staiths and in their extensive sidings known as the Norwood Coal Yard came in the form of locomotives from Gateshead MPD. The staiths' output...
- Abbot's Staith is a historic building in Selby, a town in North Yorkshire in England. The building was constructed in about 1500, probably as a warehouse...
- coal staiths posed. Strikes and riots resulted whenever new staiths were opened. In 1794 the Tyneside keelmen went on strike against the use of staiths for...
- site occupies land adjacent to the Dunston Staiths on the south bank of the River Tyne in Gateshead. The Staiths is a large, multi-level timber structure...
- Dunston Staiths and river front, 2018...
- King's Staith is a street in the city centre of York, in England. The street was constructed in 1366 as the main quay for the city, replacing various small...
- Seaham & Sunderland Railway opened linking collieries to a separate set of staiths at Hudson Dock South, it also provided a p****enger service from Sunderland...
- colliery railway was opened, linking the company's collieries with staiths ('Hetton Staiths') on the riverside at Bishopwearmouth, where coal drops delivered...
- South Shields. These staithes used spouts. The largely intact Dunston Staiths on the Tyne are a good example of this type. In Scotland, a system was...