Bishopwearmouth Green, Customs House
Bishopwearmouth Green, Customs House
HER Number
4435
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth Green, Customs House
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Maritime
Site Type: Broad
Maritime Office
Site Type: Specific
Custom House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
The first purpose-built Customs House was on Bishopwearmouth Green. It was replaced in the 17th century by another in Low Street, established in 1784 and shown on Rain’s Eye plan.
Easting
439000
Northing
556000
Grid Reference
NZ439000556000
Sources
<< HER 4435 >> J. Rain, 1785, An Eye Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth
Clay, Miller & Milburn, 1984, An Eye Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth, p 19
Clay, Miller & Milburn, 1984, An Eye Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth, p 19