Ordnance Maps
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mark
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http://maps.google.com
online version (almost) of google earth, but you'll not get sea bed contours, for that you need admiralty charts
nor many sources of them online to view though, if you use bittorrent/emule and the like try down load Mapsend BlueNav or Altlantic Bluechart, gives you vector charts of the allt he admiralty charts in europe
If there's a sepcific bit you wan a pic of I can post one...
or try http://mappe.c-marina.com/main/search/portsearch.asp, you get some charts, but limited areas of coverage and scale
online version (almost) of google earth, but you'll not get sea bed contours, for that you need admiralty charts
nor many sources of them online to view though, if you use bittorrent/emule and the like try down load Mapsend BlueNav or Altlantic Bluechart, gives you vector charts of the allt he admiralty charts in europe
If there's a sepcific bit you wan a pic of I can post one...
or try http://mappe.c-marina.com/main/search/portsearch.asp, you get some charts, but limited areas of coverage and scale
jason
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instead of google earth try
www.flashearth.com
no down loads required and by clicking between options on the left you can get excellent quality results on some of the pictures you can not see the bottom but the colour does give away gullies etc.
regards jason
www.flashearth.com
no down loads required and by clicking between options on the left you can get excellent quality results on some of the pictures you can not see the bottom but the colour does give away gullies etc.
regards jason
Stores
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Just a shame the photos are taken at high tide. Windows live local is better - taken at low tide. The high definition photos end at Charlies Garden (going north) but they're fantastic going south.
http://local.live.com/
http://local.live.com/
SIXFOOTSTEVE
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Does anyone have the link to the microlite site with the coastal pics on ,I remember it being posted a few years back.
Steve115
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http://www.durham-microlights.co.uk/fishing_marks.htm
is this it?
found it earlier - googled "north east fishing marks"
some great pics on here.
Steve
is this it?
found it earlier - googled "north east fishing marks"
some great pics on here.
Steve
Charlie2005
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When you say admiral charts do you mean naval charts?The reason is i have the whole of the uk coastline including wreck marks they were given to me by my brother in law before he emergrated.You may be able to photo copy them there A3 size i think very big indead,any good let me know.
Steve115
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Interesting
Interesting
Charlie,
Do the charts show the low tide levels and near shore depths? Also you mention wreck marks... is the Yewglen shown just off Beadnell Point.
They sound pretty good,
Cheers
Steve
Interesting
Charlie,
Do the charts show the low tide levels and near shore depths? Also you mention wreck marks... is the Yewglen shown just off Beadnell Point.
They sound pretty good,
Cheers
Steve
mark
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admiralty charts give both MHWS and MLWS and soundings from low water out,
beadnell point looks a bit like the following, there's a couple of wrecks close in, would have to check my lists to see which is which though, they are marked by small circles with dotted outline. one at 15M left of where it says Dicky Shad (whoever he was!!) and above the Faggot reef (left of the red buoy
beadnell point looks a bit like the following, there's a couple of wrecks close in, would have to check my lists to see which is which though, they are marked by small circles with dotted outline. one at 15M left of where it says Dicky Shad (whoever he was!!) and above the Faggot reef (left of the red buoy
Steve115
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Mark,
These are the dogs danglies!
I think the wreck next to the "dicky shad" bit is the Somali, it blew up after an on board fire during the 2nd world war. It was supposed to be carrying materials to China but there are rumours that it was full of munitions. Nobody died when it went down but the explosion was seen for 30+ miles according to reports. They have never found the bow of the ship which contained the valubles but the stern is a big hit with divers!
The "Yewglen" lies just at your feet to the north of Beadnell Point, literally as you enter the water. There aint much left, just the ribs and the boilers.
Where would you fnd such maps for Whitley Bay?
Steve
These are the dogs danglies!
I think the wreck next to the "dicky shad" bit is the Somali, it blew up after an on board fire during the 2nd world war. It was supposed to be carrying materials to China but there are rumours that it was full of munitions. Nobody died when it went down but the explosion was seen for 30+ miles according to reports. They have never found the bow of the ship which contained the valubles but the stern is a big hit with divers!
The "Yewglen" lies just at your feet to the north of Beadnell Point, literally as you enter the water. There aint much left, just the ribs and the boilers.
Where would you fnd such maps for Whitley Bay?
Steve
Charlie2005
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The maps Mark has shown are the same ones i have i have them in the loft never really looked at them properly,when i say wrecks i mean my bro in law has taken the time to write and mark them on a photo copy of the north east coast map i have along with co-ordinates out of the piers to locate them with a plotter,should really get them out and study them..
Davyred
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My dads mate salvaged the wreck in Beadnall bay years ago, and I was there when he was bringing his 'booty' ashore. He brought out a load electrical core which was at least 6 inches in diameter, which consisted of a core of 6 thick strands of copper wrapped in an outer core of inch thick lead.
He made a fortune out of it
He made a fortune out of it
Hi guys-I don't know if this book is of any help but is certainly a canny read.
The comprehensive guide to the Shipwrecks Of The North East Coast Vol II
writtten by Ron Young.
published by Tempus
ISBN 0-7524-1750-9
gives most wrecks on our coast and a grid ref.
cheers RGF
The comprehensive guide to the Shipwrecks Of The North East Coast Vol II
writtten by Ron Young.
published by Tempus
ISBN 0-7524-1750-9
gives most wrecks on our coast and a grid ref.
cheers RGF
mark
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there's also a volume 1 to ron youngs book, they're pretty informative but far from comprehensive, I've got the full admiralty list of every known wreck in the UK, there's over 4000 between whitby and berwick alone. You can buy an admiralty index of all known uk wrecks, runs to 5 volumes about 1000 pages each and around 70 quid per volume if memory serves me right. the UKHO is luckily one of my clients so I get sneaky access to their database!
http://ebgb.net/Archive.zip - charts from whitley all the way to hauxley, left out the boring bits of druridge.
if you look closely theres wreck within casting distance at cambois, and a cracker (I've dived it) north of Bondi Carrs, you need a low tide and a good chuck to hit it though.
any I've missed I can add!
http://ebgb.net/Archive.zip - charts from whitley all the way to hauxley, left out the boring bits of druridge.
if you look closely theres wreck within casting distance at cambois, and a cracker (I've dived it) north of Bondi Carrs, you need a low tide and a good chuck to hit it though.
any I've missed I can add!
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