1215671 Tyne Wherry at the Mill Dam (oil on canvas) by Scott, John (1802-82); 77.0x53.8 cm; South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, South Shields, UK; (add.info.: Scott, John Coal keels (one partly loaded) are drawn up to the Harton Colliery loading staithes at the Mill Dam, South Shields. On the shore is a coal chaldron (wagon), which has been brought along rails from the mine. Other keels are being rowed out to load a two-masted brig in the river. This ship will take coal down the coast to southern ports. In the centre of the scene is a river boat, the wherry \'Jane\'. Its hull shows the lines of its overlapping planks (clinker-built). John Scott was a specialist North East painter of ship scenes.); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; French, out of copyright.