Tyne and Wear HER(4435): Sunderland, Bishopwearmouth Green, Customs House - Details
4435
Sunderland
Sunderland, Bishopwearmouth Green, Customs House
Sunderland
NZ35NE
Maritime
Maritime Office
Custom House
Post Medieval
C17
Documentary Evidence
The first purpose-built Customs House was on Bishopwearmouth Green. It was replaced in the 17th century by another in Low Street, established in 1784 and shown on Rain’s Eye plan.
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<< HER 4435 >> J. Rain, 1785, An Eye Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth
Clay, Miller & Milburn, 1984, An Eye Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth, p 19