| Name: | WILLIAM & JOHN |
| Launched: | |
| Completed: | 1855 |
| Builder: | North Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 40grt, 10nrt, 67.5 x 14.2 x 7.4ft |
| Engines: | L1cyl, 28nhp |
| Engines By: | |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 7315 |
| History: | |
| 1855 | William, John & Robert Brown, Sunderland |
| 1866 | Jonathan Hall, William Snowball & Robert Haugh, Felling and John & Leonard Brown, Wallsend |
| 1866 | Registered at Newcastle |
| 1870 | Matthew Dent, Newcastle |
| 1905 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Thanks to David Asprey for the above details |
WILLIAM & JOHN towing a line of empty wherries up to Dunston or beyond
The photo was taken in 1895 and the bridge is the first Redheugh Bridge which was replaced in 1901
The above photo is copyright of Newcastle City Libraries