Gateshead, South Shore, Thomas Reed's shipyard

HER Number:
5648

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Gateshead, South Shore, Thomas Reed's shipyard

Place:
Gateshead

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:
Marine Construction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Shipyard

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Ralph Gardner reported that ships were being built on the south side of the river in the 17th century. In 1705 Thomas Reed leased land for two smith's shops and a wet dock near Rock Staith on the South Shore for ship building, possibly keels.

Easting:
258

Northing:
639

Grid Reference:
NZ258639

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5648 >> F.W.D. Manders, 1973, A History of Gateshead, p 81