Covered Ship Building Berth

Covered Ship Building Berth

HER Number
2073
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Covered Ship Building Berth
Place
North Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Maritime
Site Type: Broad
Marine Construction Site
Site Type: Specific
Shipyard
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
A covered shipbuilding berth constructed by T&W Smith in the 1850s (covered building berths meant that a higher Lloyd's vessel classification could be achieved) one of three owned by them at the Limekiln Shore Yard. The berth was of timber with extensive glass panelling. Removed in the period between 1865-1899 during extensive developments on the Limekiln Shore, so that nothing of it remains.
Easting
435500
Northing
567380
Grid Reference
NZ435500567380
Sources
<< HER 2073 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland 89
The Archaeological Practice, 2002, Shipbuilding on Tyne and Wear - Prehistory to Present. Tyne & Wear Historic Environment Record.