Bishopwearmouth, Shipbuilding Yard
Bishopwearmouth, Shipbuilding Yard
HER Number
2789
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, Shipbuilding Yard
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Maritime
Site Type: Broad
Marine Construction Site
Site Type: Specific
Shipyard
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Shipbuilding Yard on this site.
Easting
438080
Northing
557750
Grid Reference
NZ438080557750
Sources
<< HER 2789 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8