Herd Sand, Resolution

HER Number

14934

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Herd Sand, Resolution

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Cargo Vessel

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1820 incident in which an English cargo vessel grounded on the Herd Sand, on her arrival from London in ballast, but she was later recovered. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel. Master: Bell

Easting

437900

Northing

567300

Grid Reference

NZ437900567300

Sources

National Monuments Record (971602); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 25-JAN-1820, No.5459; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 22-FEB-1820, No.5467; Durham County Advertiser 22-JAN-1820, No.281 Page(s)3; Newcastle Courant 22-JAN-1820, No.7476 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 29-JAN-1820, No.7477 Page(s)4; Durham County Advertiser 26-FEB-1820, No.286 Page(s)3