Hylton Road, Church of St. Mark

Hylton Road, Church of St. Mark

HER Number
6049
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Hylton Road, Church of St. Mark
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Parish Church
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Parish church, 1872 by Joseph Potts and Son; major benefactor was James Hartley, glassmaker. Snecked stone with ashlar dressings, Welsh slate roof, with fishscale bands on chancel, stone gable copings and bellcote. All doors boarded with elaborate hinges. North door under gable with fleur-de-lys finial. Interior - painted plaster, arch-braced collar and king post roof. Tiled chancel floor, painted Gothic stone pulpit with brass and wrought-iron rail. Stained glass includes high quality St George in north porch. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
438730
Northing
556980
Grid Reference
NZ438730556980
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest 920-1/4/126