Black Middens, Susannah
Black Middens, Susannah
HER Number
14225
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Black Middens, Susannah
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Brig
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
English Brigantine lost in force 10 wind conditions, February 1870. Built: 1829
Master: Anthony Hindson, Seaham
Crew: 5
Crew Lost: 1, William Burns of Dover (Boswell Whitaker 1980)
Master: Anthony Hindson, Seaham
Crew: 5
Crew Lost: 1, William Burns of Dover (Boswell Whitaker 1980)
Easting
437000
Northing
568000
Grid Reference
NZ437000568000
Sources
United Kingdom shipwreck index [pre publication typescript]; Peter Collings 1988 The illustrated dictionary of north east shipwrecks Page(s)146; Richard and Bridget Larn 1997 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, CountyDurham, Northumberland Section 6, County Durham; Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)110; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 3 : Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)29-30; National Monuments Record (1031999)