Hawthorn Leslie Shipyard, slipways
Hawthorn Leslie Shipyard, slipways
HER Number
15746
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Hawthorn Leslie Shipyard, slipways
Place
Hebburn
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Maritime
Site Type: Broad
Slipway
Site Type: Specific
Slipway
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Built in the early 1900s. Broad, gently sloping areas which have been largely obscured by the spreading of clearance rubble from former buildings in the yard. This is where the ships were built. The tide has exposed timbers and metal fixings. At the foot of the western slipway a concrete stacked platform can be seen at low tide. At the foot of the eastern slipway, at low tide, a dilapidated and displaced iron dock gate is visible. The floor of the eastern slipway is littered with rivet heads.
Easting
430570
Northing
565540
Grid Reference
NZ430570565540
Sources
Lancaster University Archaeological Unit, June 2000, Former Hawthorn Leslie Shipyard, Tyne and Wear, Archaeological Assessment