Bishopwearmouth, Ship Yards

HER Number

2797

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Bishopwearmouth, Ship Yards

Place

Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Maritime

Site Type: Broad

Marine Construction Site

Site Type: Specific

Shipyard

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Shipbuilding yards on this site.

Easting

438350

Northing

557740

Grid Reference

NZ438350557740

Sources

<< HER 2797 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8