Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, pp 74-75
YEAR1
2015
English, British
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Sunderland
Easting
439500
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MATERIAL
Brick, concrete
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558630
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Place
Monkwearmouth
Description
1936-2008. Designed by J.E. Lewis. Described by Lynn Pearson as a 'splendid edifice'. Rather austere and institutional on the outside. Inside, the main pool, 100 x 39 feet, was spanned by tall reinforced concrete arches. There was raised seating to either side. It soon became the home of the Sunderland Amateur Swimming Club, which had formed in 1889. In 2006 it was announced that the Newcastle Road Baths would be replaced by the Olympic sized pool at the new Aquatic Centre. The baths closed in April 2008. The building was recorded by TWM Archaeology before demolition in 2011.
Site Type: Broad
Swimming Pool
SITEDESC
1936-2008. Designed by J.E. Lewis. Described by Lynn Pearson as a 'splendid edifice'. Rather austere and institutional on the outside. Inside, the main pool, 100 x 39 feet, was spanned by tall reinforced concrete arches. There was raised seating to either side. It soon became the home of the Sunderland Amateur Swimming Club, which had formed in 1889. In 2006 it was announced that the Newcastle Road Baths would be replaced by the Olympic sized pool at the new Aquatic Centre. The baths closed in April 2008. The building was recorded by TWM Archaeology before demolition in 2011.
Site Name
Newcastle Road Baths
Site Type: Specific
Indoor Swimming Pool
HER Number
16911
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, pp 74-75, 77
YEAR1
2015
English, British
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Sunderland
Easting
439430
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558450
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Monkwearmouth
Description
1886-98. Now built over. The Newcastle Road pitch is recorded on an oil painting (12 feet x 8.5 feet in size) by Thomas Hemy called 'Team of All Talents'. It shows Sunderland AFC playing Aston Villa on 2nd January 1895 (4-4 draw). It is believed to be the earliest painting of a professional football match. Sunderland commissioned the painting to celebrate winning the League in 1892 and 1893. They won again in April 1895. The terraces were not as steep as shown on the painting. Straw is shown piled up at the touchlines. This was used to protect the pitch from frost. Sunderland were elected to the First Division in 1890 and won the Championship three times during their first five seasons. In 1891 a record number of 21,000 people watched a match. However the ground was not deemed big enough. In 1896 a limited company was formed to fund a move. Roker Park was built in 1898. The Newcastle Road ground was built over by houses (Netherburn Road and Newlington Court). In 1903 Hemy's painting was offered as a raffle prize but never claimed. It was re-hung at Roker Park and now is displayed in the Stadium of Light.
Site Type: Broad
Sports Ground
SITEDESC
1886-98. Now built over. The Newcastle Road pitch is recorded on an oil painting (12 feet x 8.5 feet in size) by Thomas Hemy called 'Team of All Talents'. It shows Sunderland AFC playing Aston Villa on 2nd January 1895 (4-4 draw). It is believed to be the earliest painting of a professional football match. Sunderland commissioned the painting to celebrate winning the League in 1892 and 1893. They won again in April 1895. The terraces were not as steep as shown on the painting. Straw is shown piled up at the touchlines. This was used to protect the pitch from frost. Sunderland were elected to the First Division in 1890 and won the Championship three times during their first five seasons. In 1891 a record number of 21,000 people watched a match. However the ground was not deemed big enough. In 1896 a limited company was formed to fund a move. Roker Park was built in 1898. The Newcastle Road ground was built over by houses (Netherburn Road and Newlington Court). In 1903 Hemy's painting was offered as a raffle prize but never claimed. It was re-hung at Roker Park and now is displayed in the Stadium of Light.
Site Name
Newcastle Road, Sunderland AFC (site 6)
Site Type: Specific
Football Ground
HER Number
16910
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, pp 74-75, 79
YEAR1
2015
English, British
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Sunderland
Easting
439120
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558960
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Place
Southwick
Description
Opened 1938.
Site Type: Broad
Ball Sports Site
SITEDESC
Opened 1938.
Site Name
Margaret Thompson Park, bowling club
Site Type: Specific
Bowling Club
HER Number
16909
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, pp 74-75
YEAR1
2015
English, British
Class
Recreational
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Sunderland
Easting
438740
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558380
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
20th Century 1901 to 2000
Place
Southwick
Description
Brightly painted crees, most built on stilts, on the steeply sloping land below Queen's Road, Sunderland.
Site Type: Broad
Animal House
SITEDESC
Brightly painted crees, most built on stilts, on the steeply sloping land below Queen's Road, Sunderland.
Site Name
Queen's Road, pigeon crees
Site Type: Specific
Pigeon Cree
HER Number
16908
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, pp 74-75, 153
YEAR1
2015
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
19
District
Sunderland
Easting
434090
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ34NW
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
546190
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Moorsley
Description
Eastern Chapel (Primitive Methodist). On 1896 OS only. Demolished late 1940s
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Eastern Chapel (Primitive Methodist). On 1896 OS only. Demolished late 1940s.
Site Name
Low Moorsley, Front St, Primitive Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Primitive Methodist Chapel
HER Number
16907
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; Second Edition Ordnance Survey Plan 1896; Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas
YEAR1
2015
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
19
District
Sunderland
Easting
434060
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ34NW
MATERIAL
Stone
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
546160
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Moorsley
Description
Western chapel (Wesleyan). 1858 (dated) – 1960s? Whellan refers to chapel erected in 1844 by North Hetton Coal Co. ‘the lower part is used as a school’, presumably a previous building?. Now boat store; stone with ashlar detailing.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Western chapel (Wesleyan). 1858 (dated) – 1960s? Whellan refers to chapel erected in 1844 by North Hetton Coal Co. ‘the lower part is used as a school’, presumably a previous building?. Now a store for boats; premises; stone with ashlar detailing.
Site Name
Low Moorsley, Front St, Wesleyan Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
16906
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; Whellan, 1862, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham p773; Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas
YEAR1
2015
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
03
District
Sunderland
Easting
435420
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
547570
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Description
Primitive Methodist Church. Possibly chapel mentioned by Whellan (1856). Brick gable-fronted building immediately east of Central Methodist Church (HER7010), now EPA environmental consultants.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Primitive Methodist Church. Possibly chapel mentioned by Whellan (1856, 621). Brick gable-fronted building immediately east of Central Methodist Church (HER7010), now EPA environmental consultants.
Site Name
Union Street, Primitive Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Primitive Methodist Chapel
HER Number
16905
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas; Whellan, 1862, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham p621
YEAR1
2015
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
03
District
Sunderland
Easting
435500
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
547400
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Description
Salvation Army Hall 1881- ?
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Salvation Army Hall 1881- ?
Site Name
The Avenue, Salvation Army Hall
Site Type: Specific
Salvation Army Hall
HER Number
16904
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building?
Sources
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas
YEAR1
2015
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
03
District
Sunderland
Easting
435560
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
547510
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Description
The Avenue, Independent Methodist Church. 1884- Site purchased 1884 by ‘Christ’s Army’ (breakaway group from local Salvation Army (estab 1881) but soon joined Christian Lay Church. Cottages and schoolroom built first, chapel completed 1889. Brick, gable fronted.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
The Avenue, Independent Methodist Church. Site purchased 1884 by ‘Christ’s Army’ (breakaway group from local Salvation Army (established 1881) but soon joined Christian Lay Church. Cottages and schoolroom built first, chapel completed 1889. Brick, gable fronted.
Site Name
The Avenue, Independent Methodist Church
Site Type: Specific
Independent Methodist Chapel
HER Number
16903
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas