Lindsay Road, Baptist Church

HER Number

16719

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Lindsay Road, Baptist Church

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad

Place of Worship

Site Type: Specific

Baptist Chapel

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Lindsay Road Baptist Church. 1877-1966. From 1986 used by sea cadets; recently demolished. In order to give the cadets the impression of being on board a ship, the building underwent a transformation from church to ship, complete with decks, engine room and sails! Photographs of interior on http://www.leefoster.co.uk/hauntedland/gallery/gallery/oldbaptistchurch.html

Easting

440250

Northing

556470

Grid Reference

NZ440250556470

Sources

The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; http://www.leefoster.co.uk/hauntedland/gallery/gallery/oldbaptistchurch.html