Ryhope, William and Mary

HER Number

14301

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Ryhope, William and Mary

Place

Ryhope

Map Sheet

NZ45SW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Specific

Collier

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1824 wreck of English collier which stranded near Ryhope; a wooden sailing vessel, which was in ballast at the time.

Easting

441000

Northing

553000

Grid Reference

NZ441000553000

Sources

National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 971684; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 28-DEC-1824, No.5972; Dick Keys and Ken Smith 1998 Black Diamonds by Sea: North-East Sailing Colliers 1780-1880 Page 26; Newcastle Courant 25-DEC-1824, No.7733 Page 4; Durham County Advertiser 01-JAN-1825, No.539 Page 4