Maritime record MWX2544 - Pin Wreck - items recovered
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Summary
Items recovered from the 'Pin Wreck', located off Weymouth, south of St Aldhelm's Head, Purbeck.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Items recovered from the 'Pin Wreck', located off Weymouth, south of St Aldhelm's Head, Purbeck, Dorset: 1 x pin | 1 x nail (1); 2 x rivets | 2 x gauges | 4 x valves/wheels | 1 x deck scupper (2); 1 x piece of copper anti-fouling | 1 x large copper rivet with washers | 1 x copper nail 7" long | 9 x small copper nails (3); 2 x wrought iron pulley block & shackle & 3 bronze webbed wheels | 2 x pulley wheels | 1 x copper pin, short length heavy rope | 1 x spherical glass vessel (broken) | 2 x tapered bronze seacocks (4). The Pin Wreck was located in 1990 and appears to be a late nineteenth century barge wooden barge carrying phosphor bronze pins/rivets. (5)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX548 Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/2808.
- <2> SWX544 Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/2768.
- <3> SWX538 Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/2690.
- <4> SWX222 Unpublished document: Receiver of Wreck. Droit of the Receiver of Wreck A/0091.
- <5> SWX1 Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition. Wreck 199, p149.
Finds (15)
- PIN (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
- NAIL (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
- VALVE (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
- VESSEL (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
- NAIL (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
- DECK FITTING (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
- TAP (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
- PULLEY (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
- SHEATHING (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
- RIVET (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
- PIN (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
- PULLEY (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
- RIVET (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
- GAUGE (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
- NAIL (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1890 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 8870 7250 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY87SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0659
Record last edited
Nov 6 2008 4:40AM