Groyne Lighthouse

HER Number

2431

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Groyne Lighthouse

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime

Site Type: Broad

Navigation Aid

Site Type: Specific

Lighthouse

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Built at the east end of the South Groyne in the mid-19th century (HER ref. 2428). The 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan shows a railway (HER ref. 2433), possibly associated with its construction.

Easting

436920

Northing

568310

Grid Reference

NZ436920568310

Sources

<< HER 2431 >> 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4, NW