North Shields, Spanish Battery, Ruby
North Shields, Spanish Battery, Ruby
HER Number
14356
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
North Shields, Spanish Battery, Ruby
Place
North 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
1819 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded near the Spanish Battery after a collision, on attempting to enter Shields harbour; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Wilkinson
Easting
437000
Northing
569000
Grid Reference
NZ437000569000
Sources
National Monuments Record (971599);Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 21-DEC-1819, No.5449; Durham County Advertiser 25-DEC-1819, No.277 Page(s)3; Newcastle Courant 15-JAN-1820, No.7475 Page(s)4