Tyne and Wear HER(4934): Oliver's Shipyard - Details
4934
Newcastle
Oliver's Shipyard
Lemington
NZ16SE
Maritime
Marine Construction Site
Shipyard
POST MEDIEVAL
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Documentary Evidence
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".
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