Marsden Rock

HER Number

6823

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Marsden Rock

Place

Marsden

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Feature

Site Type: Specific

Natural Feature

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Marsden Rock was a popular picnic spot. In 1896, Peter Allen, Landlord of the Grotto, and two companions spent two weeks cutting a channel and steps into the rock, and then connecting it to the ground with a ladder. Visitors enjoyed a picnic on top of the rock - 109 feet above the sea! In April 1903 a choral service was held on top of the rock.

Easting

440100

Northing

564930

Grid Reference

NZ440100564930

Sources

<< HER 6823 >> South Tyneside Libraries, 1991, Pictures of Old Marsden - the Village that Vanished, p 18