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