Public art & sculpture · North East England
Boats
In or near South Shields.
Boats — a public art in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
Eirian Evans — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- South Shields · 0.6 km
- Paid entry
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the public art installation "Boats," head to the postcode NE33 2JL, located near South Shields railway station, which is 0.6 km away. Entry is free, and the site is wheelchair accessible.
About
Boats is a public art located in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
Official information
Lakeshore Railroad is the only public steam working 9 1/2 inch gauge railway in the UK, offering rides around a scenic boating lake. Visitors can enjoy the unique experience of a miniature steam train while taking in the surrounding nature.
From the Wikipedia article
A boatswain ( BOH-sən, formerly and dialectally also BOHT-swayn) is the most senior rate of the deck department and is responsible for the components of a ship's hull. The boatswain supervises the other members of the ship's deck department and typically is not a watchstander, except on vessels with small crews. Additional duties vary depending upon ship, crew and circumstances. The name is also known as bo's'n, bos'n, bosun, deck boss, a qualified member of the deck department or the third hand on a fishing vessel.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
boatswain]] The word boatswain has been in the English language since approximately 1450. It is derived from late Old English batswegen, from bat (boat) concatenated with Old Norse sveinn (swain), meaning a young man, apprentice, a follower, retainer or servant. Directly translated to modern Norwegian it would be båtsvenn, while the actual crew title in Norwegian is båtsmann ("boats-man"). The phonetic spelling bosun is reported as having been observed since 1868,
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0004, -1.4249
- District
- South Tyneside
- Parish
- South Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE33 2JL
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shields
- Phone
- 07745350983
- Nearest railway station
- South Shields — 0.6 km
- Opening
- Daily 11am–5pm; weekends and school holidays from mid-May to mid-September; weather permitting.
- Official site
- www.lakeshorerailroad.co.uk
Sources
- osm: node/3709450633 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Boatswain (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Boats?
- Boats is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE33 2JL), in the parish of South Tyneside, unparished area.
- What is Boats?
- Boats — a public art in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Boats?
- The nearest railway station is South Shields, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE33 2JL.
- Is Boats free to visit?
- Yes, Boats is free to enter.
- How do I get to Boats?
- The nearest railway station is South Shields, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE33 2JL.