Trow Rocks, dock gates

HER Number

12944

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Trow Rocks, dock gates

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad

Water Regulation Installation

Site Type: Specific

Dock Gate

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

20th Century 1901 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

These dock gates were abandoned after they broke their toll. They can be found at the southern end of the north foreshore. They lie in 7 metres of water. Ideal spot for underwater photography.

Easting

438467

Northing

566721

Grid Reference

NZ438467566721

Sources

Peter Collings, 1991, The New Divers Guide to the North-East Coast, page 27; IT Spokes, wreck database; National Monuments Record