Clara Vale, Methodist Church

HER Number

12045

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Clara Vale, Methodist Church

Place

Clara Vale

Map Sheet

NZ16SW

Class

Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad

Place of Worship

Site Type: Specific

Methodist Chapel

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

The most architecturally distinguished building in Clara Vale, though in essence it is a modest preaching box. It is built of squared rubble and slate and is dated 1908. The main elevation is the north elevation. This is gabled with a main west window with simplified Perpendicular tracery. It has simple art noueau glazing. The composition has hints of Edwardian Baroque. Converted for residential use.

Easting

413370

Northing

564840

Grid Reference

NZ413370564840

Sources

Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Clara Vale Conservation Area, pp 32-34