Black Middens, Anne
Black Middens, Anne
HER Number
14027
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Black Middens, Anne
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Brig
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Feb 8th 1870...during a gale of wind from the east, and a heavy sea running...
On the same day the brig ANNE was also wrecked on the Black Middens. The lifeboat PROVIDENCE went off and rescued the crew.
On the same day the brig ANNE was also wrecked on the Black Middens. The lifeboat PROVIDENCE went off and rescued the crew.
Easting
437090
Northing
568800
Grid Reference
NZ437090568800
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365048), Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)110-1