Tynemouth, Black Middens, Berry

HER Number:
14030

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Tynemouth, Black Middens, Berry

Place:
Tynemouth

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:
Brig

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1802 wreck of English brig which stranded on the Black Middens on entering Shields from Whitehaven with slate; a wooden sailing vessel. `Newcastle, Saturday, December 11, 1802...The brig BERRY, Jeremiah Bowman, master, from Whitehaven, loaden with slates, went on shore on the Black Middens on Friday last, and has since gone to pieces. The crew and part of the cargo are saved.' (2) `The brig BERRY, of Liverpool, Jonathan Bowman, master, from Whitehaven, laden with slates, came on shore on the Black-middens on Friday last, and has since gone to pieces. Crew saved.' (3) Master: Jeremiah Bowman (2); Jonathan Bowman (3)

Easting:
3709

Northing:
6880

Grid Reference:
NZ37096880

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (1395148), Newcastle Advertiser 11-DEC-1802, No.739 Page(s)4 , Tyne Mercury 07-DEC-1802, No.28 Page(s)3