Sunderland, Hunter

HER Number

14115

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, Hunter

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Collier

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1824 wreck of English collier which stranded behind the South Pier at Sunderland during a gale. This wooden sailing vessel was in ballast.

Easting

441000

Northing

557000

Grid Reference

NZ441000557000

Sources

National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 971648; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 15-OCT-1824, No.5951; Newcastle Courant 16-OCT-1824, No.7723 Page 1