Description and History of Site:-
One of the few surviving hoists in the country with original hydraulic gear still intact. Iron or steel girder construction, originally including an inclined viaduct, of which only the last arch remains. Used to transfer coal from railway wagons to ships' holds, raising and inverting the wagons using hydraulic power. A hydraulic hoist built in 1906 by Tannett Walker & Co. of Leeds for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, replacing an earlier structure known as the coal drop.
It was last used in December 1978 to load the MV Per Knut with 46 wagons of coal from Grimethorpe Colliery. The brick approach viaduct was subsequently demolished.

Further Reading and References:-
Fell, M. Lanky Influence at Goole. Backtrack, Vol 24 No 7, 2010, pp 433-439.

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Key Words :- coal wagon hydraulic hoist

Viewing the Site :- Can be viewed (at a distance) from Bridge Street

Address :- Bridge Street, Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 5SS
Grid Ref :- SE 74435 23263
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.700507 , Long -0.874013
Local Authority :- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1160288,
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact
Site Dates :- 1906 - 1978
Record Date :- 26 September 2016

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