Second edition OS 25” map showing Tweed Dock, 1898


This map shows the Quayside at Berwick and the Tweed Dock on the south side of the River Tweed. The dock was opened in 1876 and allowed the port to deal with larger vessels and to increase its trade. The main imports through the Dock have been timber, fertilisers, chemicals, cereals and cement. Originally, coal from Scremerston Colliery was exported from the port, however, this market declined with the development of large pits in the south of the County. Grain, however, has remained a constant export from the Dock throughout its history.


This map shows the dock in 1898 with its narrow entrance and its proximity to some of the salmon fishery batts. It also shows the railway line which led from the dock to Tweedmouth Station. It was opened on 16 October 1878 and closed in the 1950s. Ordnance Survey maps are an important source of information for local historians as they give a two dimensional scaled image of an area at a particular time. For example, the entrance to the dock has been widened since 1898 and there is no evidence of the railway today.