Sunderland, C18 Quay Wall

HER Number:
4446

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, C18 Quay Wall

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:
Landing Point

Site Type: Specific:
Quay

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A programme of planned improvements to Sunderland harbour began after the River Wear Commissioners were formed and in 1718 asked James Fawcett to survey the harbour. The first construction project was a pier on the south bank of the river. It has been suggested (by Skempton) that the amount spent by the commissioners during 1719-1720 indicates the construction of a substantial quay wall running about 250 feet south-west to the Custom's House.

Easting:
4050

Northing:
5753

Grid Reference:
NZ40505753

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4446 >> A.W. Skempton, 1975, The Engineers of Sunderland Harbour, Industrial Archaeoogical Review, Vol. 1 no. 2, p 105-125