North Shields, Venus

HER Number:
14387

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
North Shields, Venus

Place:
North Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1784 wreck of British craft which stranded north of Shields during a storm; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Atkin

Easting:
36

Northing:
68

Grid Reference:
NZ3668

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record (973102); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 14-DEC-1784, No.1629; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 17-DEC-1784, No.1630; Newcastle Courant 11-DEC-1784, No.5644 Page(s)4