Sunderland, Industry

HER Number

16077

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, Industry

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Sailing Vessel <By Rig>

Site Type: Specific

Schooner

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1833 wreck of Scottish schooner which caught fire in Sunderland harbour after taking on a cargo of lime; a wooden sailing vessel. NB: Lime was one of Sunderland's chief exports, indicating a strong possibility that this was the vessel's departure point.

Easting

441130

Northing

558190

Grid Reference

NZ441130558190

Sources

National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER:1431893; Durham County Advertiser 04-OCT-1833, No.996 Page(s)3