Curry's Point

HER Number:
7695

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Curry's Point

Place:
Whitley Bay

Map Sheet:
NZ37NE

Class:
Civil

Site Type: Broad:
Legal Site

Site Type: Specific:
Gibbet

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The body of Michael Curry, who was executed at Newcastle for murder, was hung in chains in 1739 at Curry's Point, opposite St. Mary's Island. Curry had murdered the landlord of the Three Horse Shoe's Inn at Hartley and so was hung within sight of his crime.

Easting:
435100

Northing:
575200

Grid Reference:
NZ435100575200

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
F. Graham, 1973, Tynemouth, Cullercoats, Whitley Bay and Seaton Delaval, p 18; North Tyneside Council, 2005, St. Mary's Island Draft Conservation Area Character Statement