South Durham Street, United Methodist Church
South Durham Street, United Methodist Church
HER Number
16689
District
Sunderland
Site Name
South Durham Street, United Methodist Church
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
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
Demolished Building
Description
South Durham Street United Methodist Church (‘The Tabernacle’). 1835-1934, rebuilt 1868. Seated 1000. Closed due to ‘structural defects’ (congregation to Tatham Street Primitive Methodist Chapel (HER16690) ‘1868 ‘in the Lombardo-Italian style’.
Easting
440380
Northing
556870
Grid Reference
NZ440380556870
Sources
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; Kelly, 1902; Second Edition Ordnance Survey