Shiney Row, Wesleyan Chapel

HER Number

16894

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Shiney Row, Wesleyan Chapel

Place

Shiney Row

Map Sheet

NZ35SW

Class

Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad

Place of Worship

Site Type: Specific

Wesleyan Methodist Chapel

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Georgian 1714 to 1830

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Site of United Methodist Church built in 1805 as Wesleyan Chapel, rebuilt 1830/31, demolished 1956. A stone building. In 1956 the Trustees agreed to amalgamate with Station Road Methodist Church to form the Shiney Row Methodist Church and the chapel was demolished. Present Trinity Methodist Church opened June 24th 1972. Schoolroom (HER 16894) retained as part of the building.

Easting

432330

Northing

552530

Grid Reference

NZ432330552530

Sources

The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; Second Edition Ordnance Survey, 1896