During the great east-south-east gale which blew up on 4th January in 1854 and lasted for five days the Conference was wrecked. Each day of that gale, the three lifeboats were launched repeatedly. All crew were saved.
SITEDESC
During the great east-south-east gale which blew up on 4th January in 1854 and lasted for five days the Conference was wrecked. Each day of that gale, the three lifeboats were launched repeatedly. All crew were saved.
Site Name
Herd Sand, Conference
Site Type: Specific
Craft
HER Number
14749
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1363137); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)91-92
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
20
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 693
Northing
567300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
From Hodgson's Wreck Register, 1903:
`...13th September 1831. The HENRY AND HARRIET, and COMMERCE of Newcastle, both wrecked on the Herdsand.'
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
From Hodgson's Wreck Register, 1903:
`...13th September 1831. The HENRY AND HARRIET, and COMMERCE of Newcastle, both wrecked on the Herdsand.'
Site Name
Herd Sand, Commerce
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
HER Number
14748
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1356981); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)59
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
20
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 203
Northing
567300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
1819 wreck of British brig which stranded on the Herd Sand on her departure from Shields for Cromarty. Laden with coal and flour, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Waugh
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
1819 wreck of British brig which stranded on the Herd Sand on her departure from Shields for Cromarty. Laden with coal and flour, she was a wooden sailing vessel.
Site Name
Herd Sand, Commerce
Site Type: Specific
Brigantine
HER Number
14747
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (971591); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 26-OCT-1819, No.5423; Durham County Advertiser 30-OCT-1819, No.269 Page(s)3; Newcastle Courant 30-OCT-1819, No.7464 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 06-NOV-1819, No.7465 Page(s)4
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
20
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 717
Northing
567300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
From Hodgson's Wreck List:
`6th February 1843: Steamer CITY OF HAMBURG wrecked on the Herdsand.'
SITEDESC
From Hodgson's Wreck List:
`6th February 1843: Steamer CITY OF HAMBURG wrecked on the Herdsand.'
Site Name
Herd Sand, City of Hamburg
Site Type: Specific
Craft
HER Number
14746
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1362192); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)70
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
20
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 940
Northing
567300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
1760 wreck of cargo vessel which stranded and bilged on the Herd Sand en route from Virginia to Leith with tobacco; a wooden sailing vessel.
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
1760 wreck of cargo vessel which stranded and bilged on the Herd Sand en route from Virginia to Leith with tobacco; a wooden sailing vessel.
Site Name
Herd Sand, Charming Nancy
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
HER Number
14745
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1385566); Newcastle Courant 13-DEC-1760, No.4394 Page(s)2
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
20
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 780
Northing
567300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Wrecked on the Herd Sand 1854, after striking on the bar at the mouth of the Tyne. Crew saved by the lifeboat.
Built: 1839
Where Built: Padstow
Master: E James
Owner: Runnells and Co.
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
Wrecked on the Herd Sand 1854, after striking on the bar at the mouth of the Tyne. Crew saved by the lifeboat.
Built: 1839
Where Built: Padstow
Master: E James
Owner: Runnells and Co.
Site Name
Herd Sand, Celerity
Site Type: Specific
Schooner
HER Number
14744
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1363260); Richard and Bridget Larn 1997 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland Section 6, County Durham (CF); Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1853, No.245(C)
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
20
DAY2
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437900
Grid ref figure
10
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
04
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 679
Northing
567300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
1829 wreck of Scottish sloop which stranded on the Herd Sand en route from Inverness to Sunderland with grain: a wooden sailing vessel.
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Form/Type>
SITEDESC
1829 wreck of Scottish sloop which stranded on the Herd Sand en route from Inverness to Sunderland with grain: a wooden sailing vessel.
Site Name
Herd Sand, Brothers Increase
Site Type: Specific
Sloop
HER Number
14743
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1355955); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 01-MAY-1829, No.6425; Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat; Quotation from Newcastle Courant 01-MAY-1829 Page(s)55; Newcastle Chronicle 02-MAY-1829 [via Ian Spokes]; Durham County Advertiser 09-MAY-1829 No.766 Page(s)3
YEAR1
2012
YEAR2
2021
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
19
District
Newcastle
Easting
424490
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563990
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Particular Baptist Chapel. Seated 600. Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. The Particular Baptists were a Calvinistic Baptist denomination who believe in predestination.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Particular Baptist Chapel. Seated 600. Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. The Particular Baptists were a Calvinistic Baptist denomination who believe in predestination.
Site Name
Pink Lane, Newcourt Chapel (Particular Baptist)
Site Type: Specific
Particular Baptist Chapel
HER Number
14742
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey first edition 1858
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
19
District
Newcastle
Easting
417650
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566340
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Blucher
Description
Brick Mission Church with tall round-arched windows and round-arched doors and buttresses. Slate roof. Shown on Ordnance Survey third edition of 1919.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Brick church with tall round-arched windows and round-arched doors and buttresses. Slate roof. Shown on Ordnance Survey third edition of 1919.
Site Name
Hexham Road, Mission Church
Site Type: Specific
Mission Church
HER Number
14741
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey third edition 1919
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
19
District
Newcastle
Easting
419830
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
MONTH1
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567150
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Westerhope
Description
Built in 1901. Stone building with embattled clock tower added 1905. Seated 120. Rebuilt 1972-4.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Built in 1901. Stone building with embattled clock tower added 1905. Seated 120. The original freeholders who created Westerhope had strong Methodist connections. A new church was built on the same site in 1972-4.
Site Name
Stamfordham Road, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
14740
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and N Tyneside, a survey; Allison, J T and Walton, A D, 1989, Bygone Westerhope, p 9