New Bridge Street, Church of the Divine Unity

New Bridge Street, Church of the Divine Unity

HER Number
5970
District
Newcastle
Site Name
New Bridge Street, Church of the Divine Unity
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Unitarian Chapel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. This church was designed by John Dobson. Vacated in 1939 and demolished by 1952.
Easting
425050
Northing
564530
Grid Reference
NZ425050564530
Sources
<< HER 5970 >> A. McMaster, Tyne and Wear Museums,2004, Newcastle Central Library, Princess Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Assessment
1864, 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 25 inch scale, 1850
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 25 inches to one mile scale
1864, Deposited Building Plan, Tyne and Wear Archive Service, T186/11286
S. Middlebrook, 1968, Newcastle upon Tyne - Its Growth and achievement, p 212; T. Faulkner and A. Greg, 1987, John Dobson Newcastle Architect 1787-1865, p 59-60; Malcolm L Scaife, 1974, Newcastle Old and New; Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and N Tyneside, a survey; Newcastle Chronicle, 15 April 1853; Church Calendar July/August 1968; Reverend George Harris 1794-1859, Minister at Newcastle 1845-1859, a Unitarian Publication