What is recorded here
Wooden coal barge that shipped coal from Newcastle to London and sunk on one of its first voyages. It is one of 3 ships in the area and a protected site.
A wooden coal barge, the Seaton Carew Wreck, sank on one of its first voyages from Newcastle to London, likely in the late 17th or early 18th century; it is one of three known ships in the area and a protected wreck site, reflecting early coal trade activity in northern England.
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- Recorded date
- ~1700
Places near here
Seaton CarewProtected wreck · 29 yd
Bus StationListed building · 399 yd
Church of the Holy TrinityListed building · 600 yd
Millennium Milepost on route 14Monument or public art · 866 yd
Monument on Seaton Carew EsplanadeMonument or public art · 1273 yd
Seaton Common Nature ReserveVisitor information · 1526 yd
North Gare SandsBeach / strand · 1.4 mi
TeesmouthBay · 1.7 mi
Teesmouth National Nature ReserveNature reserve · 1.8 mi
Greenabella MarshVisitor information · 1.9 mi
Paddy's HoleBay · 2.1 mi
Sundial SculpturePublic sculpture · 2.3 miOther information
Photo: David Robinson · CC BY-SA 2.0