Souter Point, Ellen H
Souter Point, Ellen H
HER Number
15044
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Souter Point, Ellen H
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
Site Type: Specific
Barge
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Description
Barge under tow when she broke adrift and drifted ashore in wind conditions, on the north sie of Souter Point, 1897. Owner: J. J. Fell, Scarborough
Built: 1867
Crew: 3
Master: G. Gallacher
Built: 1867
Crew: 3
Master: G. Gallacher
Easting
441400
Northing
562000
Grid Reference
NZ441400562000
Sources
National Monuments Record (1365940); Richard and Bridget Larn 1997 Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumberland Section 6, County Durham (CF)