English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
13
District
Sunderland
Easting
433990
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
550240
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Description
Presbyterian Chapel on Newbottle Lane, erected in 1825. In 1856 the Rev. Alexander Shannen was minister. This building appears to have been demolished and replaced by a hall by the late 1890s.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Presbyterian Chapel on Newbottle Lane, erected in 1825. In 1856 the Rev. Alexander Shannen was minister. This building appears to have been demolished and replaced by a hall by the late 1890s.
Site Name
Newbottle Lane, Presbyterian Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Presbyterian Chapel
HER Number
16566
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1855
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Education
COMP1
Claire MacRae
Crossref
8752
DAY1
13
District
Sunderland
Easting
434000
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ34NW
MATERIAL
Stone
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
549900
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Description
The Barrington and National School is described by Whellan (1856) as a neat stone building erected in 1833. It accomodated 300 children. James Young and Isabella Forbes are listed as teachers in 1856. Shortly after this description was written the school merged with George Wheeler's Charity School which had been housed in the rectory gatehouse since 1719 and moved to new premises on Dairy Lane (HER 8752).
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
The Barrington and National School is described by Whellan (1856) as a neat stone building erected in 1833. It accommodated 300 children. James Young and Isabella Forbes are listed as teachers in 1856. Shortly after this description was written the school merged with George Wheeler's Charity School which had been housed in the rectory gatehouse since 1719 and moved to new premises on Dairy Lane (HER 8752).
Site Name
Barrington and National School
Site Type: Specific
National School
HER Number
16565
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1855.
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
13
District
Sunderland
Easting
434300
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MATERIAL
Stone
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
550200
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Description
Baptist Chapel in Sunderland Street erected in 1823 at a cost of £400. A small stone building.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Baptist Chapel in Sunderland Street erected in 1823 at a cost of £400. A small stone building.
Site Name
Sunderland Street, Baptist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Baptist Chapel
HER Number
16564
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1855.
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
13
District
Sunderland
Easting
436050
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
553050
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
East Herrington
Description
Farm shown on First Edition Ordnance Survey plan c.1855. Whelan (1856) lists the farmers at East Herrington as William Angus, Michael Brown and Barnabus Rutter. These names are likely to relate to other farms in the vicinity such as the one opposite East Herrington (now Ivy House, HER 7200).
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Farm shown on First Edition Ordnance Survey plan c.1855. Whelan (1856) lists the farmers at East Herrington as William Angus, Michael Brown and Barnabus Rutter. These names are likely to relate to other farms in the vicinity such as the one opposite East Herrington (now Ivy House, HER 7200).
Site Name
East Herrington Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farm
HER Number
16563
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1855.
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
13
District
Sunderland
Easting
434670
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
552200
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
West Herrington
Description
Herrington Hill House shown on First Edition Ordnance Survey plan c.1855. Whelan (1856) lists the farmer as William Forster.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Herrington Hill House shown on First Edition Ordnance Survey plan c.1855. Whelan (1856) lists the farmer as William Forster.
Site Name
Herrington Hill House
Site Type: Specific
Farm
HER Number
16562
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1855.
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
10
District
Sunderland
Easting
434850
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
553070
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
West Herrington
Description
Whellan's 1856 directory describes West Herrington as having a chapel of ease, dedicated to St. Cuthbert. The building was constructed in the gothic style in 1840 and contained 200 sittings. The chapel was attended in 1856 by Rev. George Snowden. A paraochial school was attached to the chapel with Miss Ellen Armstrong the teacher in 1856.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Whellan's 1856 directory describes West Herrington as having a chapel of ease, dedicated to St. Cuthbert. The building was constructed in the gothic style in 1840 and contained 200 sittings. The chapel was attended in 1856 by Rev. George Snowden. A parochial school was attached to the chapel with Miss Ellen Armstrong the teacher in 1856.
Site Name
St. Cuthbert's chapel of ease
Site Type: Specific
Chapel of Ease
HER Number
16561
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1865
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Claire MacRae
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
10
DAY2
03
District
Sunderland
Easting
435870
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ35SE
MONTH1
10
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
553090
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Middle Herrington
Description
Whellan's 1856 directory describes Middle Herrington as having a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. A small stone building erected in 1839 at a cost of £250. It is labelled on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey plan c.1898.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Whellan's 1856 directory describes Middle Herrington as having a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. A small stone building erected in 1839 at a cost of £250. It is labelled on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey plan c.1898. Rebuilt c.1855. with later extensions. Small, rubble with lancet windows and had a brick 1907 school room and a 1960s extension.
Site Name
Middle Herrington, Crow Lane, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
16560
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; Second Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1898; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas
YEAR1
2014
YEAR2
2015
English, British
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
10
District
Sunderland
Easting
435660
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
558910
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Hylton
Description
Farm shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, c.1865. Named Castle Farm by 1898. An archaeological watching brief in late 2010 by ASUD revealed a wall, cellar, three stone surfaces and a well with a well-preserved wooden water pump. These features were associated with a small assemblage of pottery, glass, animal bone, wooden objects and architectural fragments of post-medieval date. These finds and features probably relate to the farm.
Site Type: Broad
Farm
SITEDESC
Farm shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, c.1865. Named Castle Farm by 1898. An archaeological watching brief in late 2010 by ASUD revealed a wall, cellar, three stone surfaces and a well with a well-preserved wooden water pump. These features were associated with a small assemblage of pottery, glass, animal bone, wooden objects and architectural fragments of post-medieval date. These finds and features probably relate to the farm.
Site Name
Hylton Castle, Castle Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farm
HER Number
16559
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Sources
Archaeological Services Durham University, 2011, Former Hylton Castle Health Centre, Coleridge Road, Sunderland - archaeological monitoring; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1865;
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
COMP1
Claire MacRae
DAY1
10
District
N Tyneside
Easting
430460
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ37SW
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
571360
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Holystone
Description
Holystone Well shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey plan, 1865. Not shown on the second edition 1898.
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
SITEDESC
Holystone Well shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey plan, 1865. Not shown on the second edition 1898.
Site Name
Holystone Well
Site Type: Specific
Well
HER Number
16558
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1865
YEAR1
2014
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
4461, 16556
DAY1
09
District
Sunderland
Easting
440060
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
10
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557100
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Sunderland
Description
The nonconformist Bethel Chapel of 1817/18 (HER 4461) was enlarged in 1826, at which time sustantial underground burial vaults were built to the north. 409 interments are known to have been laid within the vaults. A non-conformist chapel with underground vaults is unusual. Most have a surface burial ground. In 1849 a Sunday School (HER 16556) was built over a section of the vaults.
Site Type: Broad
Burial Vault
SITEDESC
The nonconformist Bethel Chapel of 1817/18 (HER 4461) was enlarged in 1826, at which time substantial underground burial vaults were built to the north. 409 interments are known to have been laid within the vaults. A non-conformist chapel with underground vaults is unusual. Most have a surface burial ground. In 1845 a Parliamentary Paper on the State of Large Towns reported on the overcrowding of churchyards in Sunderland. The 'burial-ground attached to Bethel Chapel in Villiers Street, where the bodies are not deposited in and covered with mould but suffered to decay in a large vault, which, at each successive funeral is opened, and the offensive effluvia allowed to escape to the very great annoyance of the public'. In 1849 a Sunday School (HER 16556) was built over a section of the vaults. In the 1960s when an inspection pit was being dug in the garage (the old Sunday School) above the vaults, the roof of the vaults was broken through and human bones found.
In 2010, North Pennines Archaeology excavated and recorded the crypt prior to demolition. The burial vaults were used from 1826 to 1854. The chapel was no longer used by 1933 and was demolished in 1978-9. The demolition of the crypt was monitored in a watching-brief. The post-excavation assessment provides a description of the 13 crypt vaults and structural remains of the later Sunday school and infant school in addition to a report on the crypt excavation. In total 329 coffins were recorded, 364 individuals were excavated and coffin wood, metal coffin furniture and plates were recovered.
Site Name
Villiers Street, underground burial vaults
Site Type: Specific
Burial Vault
HER Number
16557
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
A. Tedder, 1992, Ghosts, Mysteries and Legends of Sunderland, p 71 (Black Cat Publications, Sunderland); Brown, L, D., and Town, M. 2018. Bethel Chapel Crypt, Villiers Street, Sunderland: Post-excavation Assessment report, North Pennines Archaeology and Bradford University, HER4855
YEAR1
2014