Felling, Fairs Boat Yard/Anderson's Slipway/Mitchison's

HER Number:
5020

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Felling, Fairs Boat Yard/Anderson's Slipway/Mitchison's

Place:
Felling

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:
Marine Construction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Shipyard

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Mitchisons Ship Repair Yard was founded in 1919, on a site which had previously been known as Fairs Boat Yard or Anderson’s Slipway. Mitchison’s repair yard was taken over in 1955 by James Burness and Co. of London and refitted for ship construction, concentrating on tugs, trawlers and other small vessels. In 1964, the yard was closed and taken over by Friars Goose Marina Management Group. The yard is, today, within the marina development at Friars Goose.

Easting:
2783

Northing:
6327

Grid Reference:
NZ27836327

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5020 >> The Archaeological Practice, 2002, Shipbuilding on Tyne and Wear - Prehistory to Present. Tyne & Wear Historic Environment Record. ETC Ltd, 1995, Site Investigation of Felling Riverside, Archival Study, p16-17