North Shields, whaling station

North Shields, whaling station

HER Number

15928

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

North Shields, whaling station

Place

North Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Animal Product Site

Site Type: Specific

Whaling Station

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Easting

436396

Northing

568630

Grid Reference

NZ436396568630

Sources

Tony Barrow, 2001, The Whaling Trade of North-east England 1750-1850, p 67