Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
16602
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Place
Penshaw
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
Exact location unknown. Wesleyan Methodist Chapel described by Whellan in his 1856 directory. It was the oldest Wesleyan chapel in the neighbourhood - Rev. John Wesley is said to have preached there.
Easting
432900
Northing
553800
Grid Reference
NZ432900553800
Sources
Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland