Other places · North East England
Wellesley Nautical School
In or near Blyth.
Wellesley Nautical School in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Newsham · 2.6 km
About
Wellesley Nautical School is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Northumbria Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Wellesley Nautical School was a naval training school first located on the Tyne, and later removed to Blyth.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Wellesley Nautical School was founded in 1868 by a group of philanthropic businessmen on Tyneside under the leadership of James Hall, 'to provide shelter for Tyneside waifs and train young men for service in both Royal and Merchant Navies.' The first accommodation was on board a Bombay built 74-gun third rate ship of the line HMS Cornwall, which had been launched as HMS Wellesley in 1815. This ship was repossessed and replaced circa 1874 by the hulked third rate, HMS Boscawen, moored on the Tyne at North Shields and also renamed T.S. Wellesley. By the early 1900s Wellesley was accepting boys from London, Manchester and Liverpool as well as from Tyneside and Yorkshire. A change occurred…
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- Coordinates
- 55.1200, -1.4960
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Blyth
- Postcode
- NE24 3PB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Established
- 1868
- Nearest railway station
- Newsham — 2.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q16903046 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wellesley Nautical School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wellesley Nautical School?
- Wellesley Nautical School is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE24 3PB), in the parish of Blyth.
- What is Wellesley Nautical School?
- Wellesley Nautical School in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Wellesley Nautical School?
- The nearest railway station is Newsham, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE24 3PB.
- When was Wellesley Nautical School built?
- Built or established in 1868.
- Is Wellesley Nautical School a protected site?
- Yes — Wellesley Nautical School is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumbria Coast Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Wellesley Nautical School?
- The nearest railway station is Newsham, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE24 3PB.