Fawcett Street, Ebenezer Congregational Chapel
Fawcett Street, Ebenezer Congregational Chapel
HER Number
16716
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Fawcett Street, Ebenezer Congregational Chapel
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Congregational Chapel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
Fawcett Street, Ebenezer Chapel (Congregational). 1851-? ‘Assembly Hall’ on 1896 OS. Glass now at Roker Methodist Church.
The site was redeveloped into the York City and County Bank between 1902 and 1905. The site was redesigned by Walter Henry Briefley (1862-1926) and was known as the 'Yorkshire Lutyens'. The new building was consturcted in a Baroque 'Grand Manner' design. The ground floor is constructed from sandstone and the first floor from pale grey granite. The building was later occupied by HSBC.
The site was redeveloped into the York City and County Bank between 1902 and 1905. The site was redesigned by Walter Henry Briefley (1862-1926) and was known as the 'Yorkshire Lutyens'. The new building was consturcted in a Baroque 'Grand Manner' design. The ground floor is constructed from sandstone and the first floor from pale grey granite. The building was later occupied by HSBC.
Easting
439760
Northing
557040
Grid Reference
NZ439760557040
Sources
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; Tumman, J, Johnson, M and Lane, A (no date) A walk around Historic Sunderland- The Fawcett and Sunniside Estates.