Tyne and Wear HER(2338): South Shields, Craster's Dock or Young's Dock - Details
2338
S Tyneside
South Shields, Craster's Dock or Young's Dock
South Shields
NZ36NE
Maritime
Dock and Harbour Installation
Dock
Early Modern
C19
Documentary Evidence
A ‘Mr Craster’s Upper Dock’ is mentioned in an advertisement for the sale of salvage in 1805, showing that the dock had been constructed by this time. On the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1858, a single dock is present on the site, annotated as ‘Young’s Dock’. This is enlarged on later 19th century editions of the Ordnance Survey plan for the area.
3597
6732
NZ35976732
<< HER 2338 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4
The Archaeological Practice, 2002, Shipbuilding on Tyne and Wear - Prehistory to Present. Tyne & Wear Historic Environment Record.