Oliver's Shipyard

HER Number:
4934

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Oliver's Shipyard

Place:
Lemington

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

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:
The position of a boatyard known as Olivers Shipyard was once marked by a fair sized jetty on the riverside. The paddle boat "Jabez Bunting" named after the Methodist minister, was built here for Joblings of Bell’s Close. This shipyard was in addition to that on the site of the present Stella North Power Station where 2 vessels of about 90 tons were built in the 1860s - the "Lemington Antelope" and the "Harry Kells".

Easting:
418900

Northing:
564300

Grid Reference:
NZ418900564300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4934 >> J. Armstrong, History of Newburn