Sunderland, Pretty Betsey

HER Number

15156

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, Pretty Betsey

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Transport Vessel

Site Type: Specific

Cargo Vessel

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

November 1760 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded and bilged near Sunderland Pier on arriving at that port; a wooden sailing vessel. Master: Robert Oyston

Easting

441000

Northing

558300

Grid Reference

NZ441000558300

Sources

National Monuments Record (1385564); Newcastle Courant 08-NOV-1760, No.4389 Page(s)3