South Shields, Groyne Lighthouse

HER Number:
2431

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Groyne Lighthouse

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:
Navigation Aid

Site Type: Specific:
Lighthouse

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Built at the east end of the South Groyne in the mid-19th century (HER ref. 2428). The 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan shows a railway (HER ref. 2433), possibly associated with its construction.

Easting:
3692

Northing:
6831

Grid Reference:
NZ36926831

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2431 >> 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4, NW