Sheriff Hill, Blue Quarries Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Sheriff Hill, Blue Quarries Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
17712
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Sheriff Hill, Blue Quarries Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Place
Sheriff Hill
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
In a small quarrying settlement east of Sheriff Hill, a Wesleyan Chapel was built in 1829 and appears to have been closed in 1866; it later became a house. Stone, single storey with round-arched windows.
Easting
426630
Northing
560660
Grid Reference
NZ426630560660
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in Gateshead; http://oldtyneside.co.uk/East%20Gateshead/Page%20150/Page%20150.htm