Sunderland, Shipbuilding Yard
Sunderland, Shipbuilding Yard
HER Number
4412
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Sunderland, Shipbuilding Yard
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Maritime
Site Type: Broad
Marine Construction Site
Site Type: Specific
Shipyard
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The building of the north pier, circa 1785, resulted in a bank of shingle and sand forming at the site of what would become the North Dock in 1837. The area was immediately utilised by the Williamsons for leasing to ship builders and timber merchants. This is probably the area shown on Rain’s Eye Plan as a ship building yard.
Easting
440680
Northing
558370
Grid Reference
NZ440680558370
Sources
<< HER 4412 >> J. Rain, 1785, An Eye Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth
Clay, Miller & Milburn, 1984, An Eye Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth, p 19
Clay, Miller & Milburn, 1984, An Eye Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth, p 19