Monkwearmouth, whaling station

HER Number:
15927

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Monkwearmouth, whaling station

Place:
Monkwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Animal Product Site

Site Type: Specific:
Whaling Station

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A 'Greenland' yard for the rendering of blubber. 1785-1798.

Easting:
39910

Northing:
57548

Grid Reference:
NZ3991057548

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Tony Barrow, 2001, The Whaling Trade of North-east England 1750-1850, p 66