High Street West, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
High Street West, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
17715
District
Gateshead
Site Name
High Street West, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Place
Gateshead
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
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
What latterly became Central Hall on High Street West, this was a large town chapel built in 1861 at a ccost of £4,000 to seat 1200, of stone, with galleries all round. At some later date it received a porch block or forebuilding. It remained in use until the 1950s; the Civic Centre now stands upon its n site.
Easting
425520
Northing
562900
Grid Reference
NZ425520562900
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in Gateshead; http://bede-circuit.weebly.com/some-of-our-old-churches.html; http://www.gatesheadhistory.com/chapels-citadels.html