Sunderland Street, Primitive Methodist Chapel
Sunderland Street, Primitive Methodist Chapel
HER Number
15957
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Sunderland Street, Primitive Methodist Chapel
Place
Houghton-le-Spring
Map Sheet
NZ35SW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Primitive Methodist Chapel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Opened in September 1855. By 1859 the Primitive Methodists moved to Robinson Street.
Easting
434230
Northing
550070
Grid Reference
NZ434230550070
Sources
Paul Lanagan, 2012, Houghton Methodist Churches, www.houghtonlespring.org.uk; Paul Lanagan, 2013, Houghton's first Methodists founders of a proud tradition, article in Seaham and Houghton Star, Wednesday 24 July 2013; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; Whellan, 1862, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham p626