Sunderland, William Pitt

HER Number

14127

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, William Pitt

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

1812 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded behind the South Pier, after grounding on the bar on her departure from Sunderland with coal; a wooden sailing vessel.

Easting

441000

Northing

557000

Grid Reference

NZ441000557000

Sources

National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1400699; Tyne Mercury 07-APR-1812, No.515 Page 3; Newcastle Courant 11-APR-1812, No.7070 Page 4