Hylton Road, Church of St. Mark

HER Number:
6049

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Hylton Road, Church of St. Mark

Place:
Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Place of Worship

Site Type: Specific:
Parish Church

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Parish church, 1872 by Joseph Potts and Son; major benefactor was James Hartley, glassmaker. Snecked stone with ashlar dressings, Welsh slate roof, with fishscale bands on chancel, stone gable copings and bellcote. All doors boarded with elaborate hinges. North door under gable with fleur-de-lys finial. Interior - painted plaster, arch-braced collar and king post roof. Tiled chancel floor, painted Gothic stone pulpit with brass and wrought-iron rail. Stained glass includes high quality St George in north porch. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
438730

Northing:
556980

Grid Reference:
NZ438730556980

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest 920-1/4/126