River Wear, boat race

River Wear, boat race

HER Number

17044

Site Name

River Wear, boat race

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Racing Sports Site

Site Type: Specific

Racing Sports Site

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Description

The Wear Regatta began in 1834.

Easting

439563

Northing

557419

Grid Reference

NZ439563557419

Sources

Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 156