Tynemouth, remains of lifeboat slipway
Tynemouth, remains of lifeboat slipway
HER Number
1977
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Tynemouth, remains of lifeboat slipway
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime
Site Type: Broad
Slipway
Site Type: Specific
Slipway
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Remains of the slipway of the Tynemouth No. 2 Black Middens R.N.L.I. Lifeboat Station, opened in 1865, closed in 1905. The site of the station is now built over by the promenade.
Easting
437240
Northing
568980
Grid Reference
NZ437240568980
Sources
<< HER 1977 >> D. Heslop, 2002, Tynemouth Small Towns Report
Pers. Comm. Chris Lambert, 1999, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
Pers. Comm. Chris Lambert, 1999, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade