Ryhope, William and Mary

HER Number:
14301

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Ryhope, William and Mary

Place:
Ryhope

Map Sheet:
NZ45SW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1824 wreck of English collier which stranded near Ryhope; a wooden sailing vessel, which was in ballast at the time.

Easting:
41

Northing:
53

Grid Reference:
NZ4153

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 971684; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 28-DEC-1824, No.5972; Dick Keys and Ken Smith 1998 Black Diamonds by Sea: North-East Sailing Colliers 1780-1880 Page 26; Newcastle Courant 25-DEC-1824, No.7733 Page 4; Durham County Advertiser 01-JAN-1825, No.539 Page 4