Sunderland, May Flower

HER Number

14045

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, May Flower

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Cargo Vessel

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1796 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded a mile north of Sunderland, on her departure with a cargo of lime; a wooden sailing vessel.

Easting

442000

Northing

558000

Grid Reference

NZ442000558000

Sources

National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1392908; Newcastle Courant 02-APR-1796, No.6234, Page 4