North Shields, Site of lifeboat house
North Shields, Site of lifeboat house
HER Number
1972
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
North Shields, Site of lifeboat house
Place
North Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime
Site Type: Broad
Navigation Aid
Site Type: Specific
Lifeboat Station
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The lifeboat house of the lifeboat "Northumberland", dating to 1798, located on the coast adjacent to Clifford's Fort.
Easting
436400
Northing
568590
Grid Reference
NZ436400568590
Sources
<< HER 1972 >> D. Heslop, 2002, Tynemouth Small Towns Report
Pers. Comm. Chris Lambert, 1999, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
Pers. Comm. Chris Lambert, 1999, Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade