keelmen

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf occupation
gptkbp:activity transporting coal from riverbanks to ships
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Newcastle_upon_Tyne
gptkb:Sunderland
coal industry
gptkbp:built Keelmen's Hospital, Newcastle
gptkbp:declinedAfter introduction of railways and coal staiths
gptkbp:describes workers who operated keels, a type of boat, on the rivers Tyne and Wear in England
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 17th to 19th centuries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label keelmen
gptkbp:language gptkb:Geordie_dialect
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tyne_and_Wear,_England
gptkbp:residesIn Sandgate area, Newcastle
gptkbp:wornBy distinctive blue jackets
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Keel_Row
gptkb:Keel_Row
gptkb:J.M.W._Turner's_Keelmen_Heaving_in_Coals_by_Moonlight
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7