Sunderland, Low Quay, custom house

HER Number

16231

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland, Low Quay, custom house

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Maritime

Site Type: Broad

Maritime Office

Site Type: Specific

Custom House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Custom House labelled on Meik and Morgan's Plan of the Town of Sunderland, 1851. Not labelled on the 1920s Ordnance Survey plan. Another Custom House is noted on Robson's 1827 plan off Moorgate Street (HER16228).

Easting

440470

Northing

557510

Grid Reference

NZ440470557510

Sources

Archaeological Services Durham University, 2013, Warren Square, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear - archaeological assessment; Meik and Morgan's Plan of the Town of Sunderland, 1851