South Shields, Gilpin
South Shields, Gilpin
HER Number
14633
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
South Shields, Gilpin
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
Site Type: Specific
Brigantine
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
ENGLISH BRIGANTINE, stranded 1912 on Velvet Bed Rocks, South Shields.
Owner: Mrs. J G Whitstable
Built: 1869
Where built: Prince Edward Island
Builder: Richards
Crew: 8
Master: W Wilson
Construction: 1 deck
Owner: Mrs. J G Whitstable
Built: 1869
Where built: Prince Edward Island
Builder: Richards
Crew: 8
Master: W Wilson
Construction: 1 deck
Easting
439900
Northing
565500
Grid Reference
NZ439900565500
Sources
National Monuments Record (1366006); 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