Hylton Castle Road, St Margaret's Church
Hylton Castle Road, St Margaret's Church
HER Number
              17270
          Site Name
              Hylton Castle Road, St Margaret's Church
          Place
              Sunderland
          Map Sheet
              NZ35NE
          Class
              Religious Ritual and Funerary
          Site Type: Broad
              Place of Worship
          Site Type: Specific
              Church
          General Period
              POST MEDIEVAL
          Specific Period
              Victorian 1837 to 1901
          Description
              Church constructed in 1874 initiated by Colonel Briggs. The Briggs family had bought the land from the Hyltons in 1739. The church was built for £2500 to serve the rapidly growing population and was intended as a memorial to the memory of Colonel Briggs' parents. The church was consecrated on the 28th November 1874. the church held a central role for not only the Castletown community but for the estate as a whole. In 1890 the church hotsted the wedding of Colonel Briggs' daughters Annie and Ada in 1890 and 1892. The cost of the upkeep of the building and falling attendance caused congregation problems during the 1970s. The church was deconsecrated in February 2003.
          Easting
              435540
          Northing
              558220
          Grid Reference
              NZ435540558220
    Sources
              Archaeological Services Durham University, 2008, St Margaret of Scotland, Sunderland - Archaeological Evaluation