1823 wreck of English craft which stranded on the Black Middens during a snowstorm in March; a wooden sailing vessel.
Built: circa 1822
Master: Pemberton
Crew Lost: 1
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Form/Type>
SITEDESC
1823 wreck of English craft which stranded on the Black Middens during a snowstorm in March; a wooden sailing vessel.
Built: circa 1822
Master: Pemberton
Crew Lost: 1
Site Name
Black Middens, Pallas
HER Number
14190
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 11-MAR-1823, No.5784; Newcastle Courant 15-MAR-1823, No.7640 Page(s)4; Durham County Advertiser 15-FEB-1823, No.445 Page(s)3; National Monuments Record (971635)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
11
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 789
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
Feb 1838. The OAK, Penton, of Poole, got upon the rocks near the Black Middings yesterday, and is a complete wreck; crew and part of the stores saved.'
Master: Penton
Crew: at least 3
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
Feb 1838. The OAK, Penton, of Poole, got upon the rocks near the Black Middings yesterday, and is a complete wreck; crew and part of the stores saved.'
Master: Penton
Crew: at least 3
Site Name
Black Middens, Oak
Site Type: Specific
Brig
HER Number
14189
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 19-FEB-1838, No.7476; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)19; National Monuments Record (1364199)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
11
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 785
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
Broke up due to stress of weather on the Black Middens in heavy seas and wind conditions SE force 7. Her hull was smashed to pieces. Crew saved by Manby's mortar apparatus.
Crew: 6
Owner: Storm
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
Broke up due to stress of weather on the Black Middens in heavy seas and wind conditions SE force 7. Her hull was smashed to pieces. Crew saved by Manby's mortar apparatus.
Crew: 6
Owner: Storm
Site Name
Black Middens, Napoleon III (Napoleon)
Site Type: Specific
Schooner
HER Number
14188
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
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); Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)93; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)21; National Monuments Record (1363285)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
11
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 566
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Tynemouth
Description
1831 wreck of English brig which stranded on the Black Middens while running for shelter in Shields harbour during a gale. On her passage from Sunderland, she was a wooden sailing vessel.
Master: William Smith
Crew Lost: 2
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
1831 wreck of English brig which stranded on the Black Middens while running for shelter in Shields harbour during a gale. On her passage from Sunderland, she was a wooden sailing vessel.
Master: William Smith
Crew Lost: 2
Site Name
Black Middens, Moorsom (Masham, Mashon)
Site Type: Specific
Brig
HER Number
14187
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Sunderland and Durham general shipping gazette and mercantile advertiser 05-FEB-1831; Durham County Advertiser 04-FEB-1831, No.857 [old series]/31 [new series] Page(s)247; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 08-FEB-1831, No.6610; Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)59; Newcastle Chronicle 05-FEB-1831 [via Ian T Spokes]; National Monuments Record (1047752)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
11
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 891
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
1883 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Black Middens on her arrival in the River Tyne from Bilbao with iron ore. She is described variously as a steamer and as a sailing brig.
Crew: 14
Owner: Hogg & Anderson, Middlesbrough
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
1883 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Black Middens on her arrival in the River Tyne from Bilbao with iron ore. She is described variously as a steamer and as a sailing brig.
Crew: 14
Owner: Hogg & Anderson, Middlesbrough
Site Name
Black Middens, Minnie
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
HER Number
14186
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)125; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 2 : South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)112; Boswell Whitaker 1980 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 3 : Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Page(s)67-8; National Monuments Record (1366994)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
11
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 662
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Tynemouth
Description
1815 wreck of English brig which stranded on the Black Middens while en route from London to Blyth. A wooden sailing vessel built in 1747, on which it was said that Admiral Nelson had served at one stage of his career.
Built: 1747
Where Built: King's Lynn
Master: Davidson
Site Type: Broad
Sailing Vessel <By Rig>
SITEDESC
1815 wreck of English brig which stranded on the Black Middens while en route from London to Blyth. A wooden sailing vessel built in 1747, on which it was said that Admiral Nelson had served at one stage of his career.
Built: 1747
Where Built: King's Lynn
Master: Davidson
Site Name
Black Middens, Mercury
Site Type: Specific
Brig
HER Number
14185
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 31-JAN-1815, No.4943; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 03-FEB-1815, No.4944; Terence Grocott 1997 Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras Page(s)379; 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); Newcastle Courant 04-FEB-1815, No.7217 Page(s)4; Durham County Advertiser 04-FEB-1815, No.22 Page(s)3; Dick Keys and Ken Smith 1998 Black Diamonds by Sea: North-East Sailing Colliers 1780-1880 Page(s)24; National Monuments Record (1343513)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
11
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 237
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Tynemouth
Description
1825 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded and bilged on the Black Middens, apparently while attempting to return to Sunderland during a gale with sleet. En route from Sunderland to London with coal, she was a wooden sailing vessel.
Master: Taylor
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
1825 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded and bilged on the Black Middens, apparently while attempting to return to Sunderland during a gale with sleet. En route from Sunderland to London with coal, she was a wooden sailing vessel.
Master: Taylor
Site Name
Black Middens, Merchant
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
HER Number
14184
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 11-MAR-1825, No.5993; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 22-MAR-1825, No.5996; Newcastle Courant 12-MAR-1825, No.7744 Page(s)4; Durham County Advertiser 12-MAR-1825, No.549 Page(s)3; Durham County Advertiser 26-MAR-1825, No.551 Page(s)3; National Monuments Record (971691)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
11
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Timber
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 221
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Tynemouth
Description
1821 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded and bilged on the Black Middens on her arrival at Newcastle-upon-Tyne from Oporto. Laden with wine, fruit, onions, and cork, she was a wooden sailing vessel.
Site Type: Broad
Transport Vessel
SITEDESC
1821 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded and bilged on the Black Middens on her arrival at Newcastle upon Tyne from Oporto. Laden with wine, fruit, onions, and cork, she was a wooden sailing vessel.
Master: Harvey
Site Name
Black Middens, Mary and Eliza
Site Type: Specific
Cargo Vessel
HER Number
14183
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 06-NOV-1821, No.5642; Lloyd's 1969 Lloyd's list 13-NOV-1821, No.5644; Durham County Advertiser 10-NOV-1821, No.375 Page(s)3; Newcastle Courant 10-NOV-1821, No.7570 Page(s)4; Durham County Advertiser 17-NOV-1821, No.376 Page(s)3; National Monuments Record (971613)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
11
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 725
Northing
567000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
16th August 1845: MARIA - Dutch ship wrecked on the Black Middens or Herd Sands
SITEDESC
16th August 1845: MARIA - Dutch ship wrecked on the Black Middens or Herd Sands.
Site Name
Herd Sand, Maria
Site Type: Specific
Wreck
HER Number
14182
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat P75; National Monuments Record (1362218)
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Maritime Craft
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
11
District
N Tyneside
Easting
437000
Grid ref figure
4
LANDUSE
Marine
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 36 NE 752
Northing
568000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Tynemouth
Description
1852 28th December, HARMONY and MARGARET wrecked on Black Middens.
SITEDESC
1852 28th December, HARMONY and MARGARET wrecked on Black Middens.
Site Name
Black Middens, Margaret
Site Type: Specific
Wreck
HER Number
14181
Form of Evidence
Wreckage
Sources
Boswell Whitaker 1979 Preservation of life from shipwreck, volume 1 : Skuetender lifeboat Page(s)91;National Monuments Record (1362457)