Spanish Battery, John and Richard
Spanish Battery, John and Richard
HER Number
14248
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Spanish Battery, John and Richard
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Collier
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
In early January 1806 colliers JOHN AND RICHARD and LEANDER, both from Newcastle, were driven onto the rocks at Spanish Battery while attempting to enter Shields harbour in ballast. The John and Richard was broken into pieces. Master: Stevenson
Easting
437000
Northing
569000
Grid Reference
NZ437000569000
Sources
Dick Keys and Ken Smith, 1998, Black Diamonds by Sea - North-East Sailing Colliers 1780-1880, p 24; National Monuments Record (1375462); Tyne Mercury 11-FEB-1806, No.194 Page(s)3