Fish Market
Fish Market
HER Number
4585
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Fish Market
Place
North Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Market
Site Type: Specific
Fish Market
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
North Shields prospered in the 19th century, becoming an important fishing station and supply base for the merchant and fishing fleet which tied off at an extensive series of small quays along the river between Low Light and Bull Ring. A new fish market was built in the market place in 1820 and is shown on Wood’s 1827 map.
Easting
435630
Northing
567880
Grid Reference
NZ435630567880
Sources
<< HER 4585 >> J. Woods, 1826, Plan of the Towns of North Shields and Tynemouth
H.H.E. Craster, 1907, History of Northumberland, Vol. VIII, p 314
H.H.E. Craster, 1907, History of Northumberland, Vol. VIII, p 314