North Shields, Covered Ship Building Berth

HER Number:
2073

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
North Shields, Covered Ship Building Berth

Place:
North Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:
Marine Construction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Shipyard

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A covered shipbuilding berth constructed by T&W Smith in the 1850s (covered building berths meant that a higher Lloyd's vessel classification could be achieved) one of three owned by them at the Limekiln Shore Yard. The berth was of timber with extensive glass panelling. Removed in the period between 1865-1899 during extensive developments on the Limekiln Shore, so that nothing of it remains.

Easting:
3550

Northing:
6738

Grid Reference:
NZ35506738

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2073 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89 The Archaeological Practice, 2002, Shipbuilding on Tyne and Wear - Prehistory to Present. Tyne & Wear Historic Environment Record.