Felling, Felling Shore, whale processing warehouse

HER Number:
15926

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Felling, Felling Shore, whale processing warehouse

Place:
Gateshead

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Animal Product Site

Site Type: Specific:
Whaling Station

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Operated from 1784 by the owners of the Disko Bay. A warehouse and ancillary buildings were later constructed 1786 to 1787. Whale oil was stored in lead-lined tanks after being prepared. One such site was excavated at Rotherhithe in London.

Easting:
28

Northing:
63

Grid Reference:
NZ2863

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Tony Barrow, 2001, The Whaling Trade of North-east England 1750-1850, p 67