South Tyneside History
Title | Simon Temple |
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Reference Number | STH0008803 |
Photographer | Unknown |
Town or Village | South Shields |
Date | 1800 |
Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
Period | Georgian (1714-1837) |
Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
Further Information | Simon Temple the elder was born in 1728 in Yorkshire. In 1780 he was offering a ship for sale at Mill Dam. In 1759, his son, Simon Temple the Younger was born, also at Crayke. Simon Temple the Elder was declared bankrupt at South Shields in 1786. He died in 1805. Simon Temple the Younger was also a shipbuilder operating a yard at Thrift Street in South Shields, The YoungerTemple also branched out into colliery ownership and opened the Jarrow Colliery in 1803. In 1805 he opened a shipyard at the West end of Jarrow Quay. In 1806 he sold the South Shields yard and concentrated his shipbuilding efforts on the Jarrow yard. In 1810 he opened the Templetown Colliery at South Shields. |