Sunderland, Betsey and Nelly
Sunderland, Betsey and Nelly
HER Number
14094
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Sunderland, Betsey and Nelly
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Snow
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
1823 wreck of English snow which stranded behind the North Pier at Sunderland during a gale. Laden with coal, she was a wooden sailing vessel.
Easting
440000
Northing
558000
Grid Reference
NZ440000558000
Sources
National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 971630; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 07-FEB-1823, No.5775; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 11-FEB-1823, No.5776; Newcastle Courant
08-FEB-1823, No.7635 Page 1; Durham County Advertiser 08-JAN-1823, No.440 Page 3; Durham County Advertiser 15-JAN-1823, No.441 Page 3
08-FEB-1823, No.7635 Page 1; Durham County Advertiser 08-JAN-1823, No.440 Page 3; Durham County Advertiser 15-JAN-1823, No.441 Page 3