Smith's Docks

Smith's Docks in North Shields was in its heyday one of the biggest ship repair yards. It closed in 1990 and has stood derelict since. The intention of this blog is not to write the history of the yard, which I am sure is better done elsewhere, but simply to record changes as they happen while the site is converted from the dereliction to a fully functioning housing development.

Wednesday, 13 May 2009

Landscaping restarts

Drainage work has begun again, and the concrete capping along the river seems near to completion.
There has been no recent work on the docks.
It seems that there are no plans to begin building houses in the foreseeable future
















Reports suggest that for now the site is to be 'landscaped'
and a riverside footpath and cycleway constructed.

Monday, 30 March 2009

Where's everybody gone?


Work Stopped!

Monday 30th March 2009
Site deserted no work in progress

Monday, 1 December 2008

Work in progress













At last there are signs of progress. A steep bank is being built on the East side and concrete capping is being added to the top of the shuttering against the river.

Sunday, 16 November 2008

No. 8 is no more















Dock 8 October 2007 and in October 2008

Tuesday, 29 July 2008

Summer sunshine

Work goes on with the two docks fully closed and the call centre on the South shore complete.

Friday, 11 July 2008

Quagmire

It's been raining steadily all week and the site is a quagmire. However it does not seem to have stopped work.














The small dock next to Brewery Bond has been blocked off and is just about filled.
The photos show before and after.

Saturday, 7 June 2008

8 dock nearly gone

The filling of the last and biggest dock is nearly complete.