Widows' Row, off King's Street, Newcastle
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Widows' Row, off King's Street, Newcastle
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 2 Nov 2016
This terrace of houses was built by public subscription to house the widows of Newcastle herring fishermen who were lost in the Great Storm of 1843. In all, 73 Newcastle and Annalong herring fishermen who were lost in the waters of Dundrum Bay when a sudden and fierce storm blew up on Friday 13th January, 1843 swamping and sinking ten yawls. Image]
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Image Location
Latitude
54.194778
Longitude
-5.883439