Walker, Shipbuilding Yard
Walker, Shipbuilding Yard
HER Number
4218
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Walker, Shipbuilding Yard
Place
Walker
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
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
The 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of the area shows buildings along the southern and western boundaries of the yard. A slip lies towards the north of the yard with a crane alongside. By the time of the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey the yard has been subsumed within the Neptune Yard. The site now lies within the current Swan Hunter Yard, and it would seem unlikely that early features will have survived.
Easting
429810
Northing
565030
Grid Reference
NZ429810565030
Sources
<< HER 4218 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 98
The Archaeological Practice, 2002, Shipbuilding on Tyne and Wear - Prehistory to Present. Tyne & Wear Historic Environment Record.
The Archaeological Practice, 2002, Shipbuilding on Tyne and Wear - Prehistory to Present. Tyne & Wear Historic Environment Record.