1881 wreck of English barque which stranded on the Spanish Battery rocks at Tynemouth on her arrival at the Tyne from Hamburg in ballast. Built in 1862, she was an iron sailing vessel. Built: 1862
Builder: Palmer Builders and Co.
Construction: 2 bulkheads
Official Number: 45,398
Master: J James
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
1881 wreck of English barque which stranded on the Spanish Battery rocks at Tynemouth on her arrival at the Tyne from Hamburg in ballast. Built in 1862, she was an iron sailing vessel. Built: 1862
Builder: Palmer Builders and Co.
Construction: 2 bulkheads
Official Number: 45,398
Master: J James
Owner: Shallcross and Higham
Site Name
Tynemouth Head, Iron Crown
Site Type: Specific
Barque
HER Number
14558
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (878418); United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]; Richard and Bridget Larn 1995 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 5, South Devon (AH); R Larn Devon shipwrecks Shipwrecks Page(s)256; Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 3 : Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)60-63; Times 22-OCT-1881, No.30,332 Page(s)12; Parliamentary papers Board of Trade Wreck Report for Iron Crown, No.1151, 1881, accessed via <http://www.plimsoll.org/resources/SCCLibraries/WreckReports/14697.asp > on 01-JUN-2011
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
23
District
N Tyneside
Easting
37
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 759
Northing
69
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
ENGLISH SNOW, 1854 wrecked near Spanish Battery in force 6 winds.
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
ENGLISH SNOW, 1854 wrecked near Spanish Battery in force 6 winds.
Site Name
Tynemouth Head, Elizabeth (Elisabeth)
Site Type: Specific
Snow
HER Number
14557
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1363005); Richard and Bridget Larn 1997 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland Section 6, County Durham (CF); Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1853, No.334(E) & No.343(E); Lloyd's 1964 Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping 1854, No.362(E) & No.369(E); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)91-2; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)21
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
23
District
N Tyneside
Easting
37
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 1029
Northing
69
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Tynemouth
Description
1808 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Spanish Battery Rocks in entering Shields; a wooden sailing vessel.
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
1808 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Spanish Battery Rocks in entering Shields; a wooden sailing vessel.
Site Name
Tynemouth Head, Diana
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
HER Number
14556
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (1398628); Newcastle Courant 26-MAR-1808, No.6859 Page(s)1, 4; Tyne Mercury 22-MAR-1808, No.304 Page(s)3
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
23
District
N Tyneside
Easting
37
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 244
Northing
69
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Tynemouth
Description
1805 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Spanish Battery rocks on entering Shields from London in ballast; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Robson
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
1805 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Spanish Battery rocks on entering Shields from London in ballast; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Robson
1822 wreck of British sloop which stranded on the Spanish Battery Rocks on her arrival at Tynemouth from Anstruther. Laden with potatoes, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Rayner
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Form/Type>
SITEDESC
1822 wreck of British sloop which stranded on the Spanish Battery Rocks on her arrival at Tynemouth from Anstruther. Laden with potatoes, she was a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Rayner
Site Name
Tynemouth Head, Betsey
Site Type: Specific
Sloop
HER Number
14554
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
National Monuments Record (971615); Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 16-APR-1822, No.5690; Newcastle Courant 13-APR-1822, No.7592 Page(s)4; Newcastle Courant 20-APR-1822, No.7593 Page(s)4
YEAR1
2012
English, British
ADDITINF
y
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
20
District
Newcastle
Easting
2087
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Grassland
Map Sheet
NZ27SW
MONTH1
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
7317
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Place
Dinnington
Description
Extant ridge and furrow
Site Type: Broad
Cultivation Marks
SITEDESC
Extant ridge and furrow.
An archaeological evaluation in 2017 identified the remnants of ridge and furrow.
Site Name
Dinnington, ridge and furrow
Site Type: Specific
Ridge and Furrow
HER Number
14553
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Sources
Aerial photographs; Grzybowska, M. 2017. An archaeological evaluation of land at Dinnington First School, Dinnington, Northumberland, Archaeological Research Services Ltd