English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
RLF
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
12
DAY2
08
District
Sunderland
Easting
439000
Grid ref figure
4
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
5
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Sunderland
Description
Built in 1830, now demolished. By Thomas Moore, white brick with Greek Doric entrance in antis, upper windows with Grecian frames with sloping sides.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Built in 1830, now demolished. By Thomas Moore, white brick with Greek Doric entrance in antis, upper windows with Grecian frames with sloping sides. Now demolished.
Site Name
Bridge Street, Unitarian Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Unitarian Chapel
HER Number
4465
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4465 >> N. Pevsner (second edition revised by Elizabeth Williamson), 1983, The Buildings of England: County Durham, p 450; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non Conformist Chapels in Sunderland
YEAR1
1999
YEAR2
2014
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
RLF
DAY1
12
District
Sunderland
Easting
439000
Grid ref figure
4
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
5
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Sunderland
Description
This house at the bottom of Vine Street was formerly the residence of John Lilburn.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
House at the bottom of Vine Street. Formerly the residence of John Lilburn. The house became a synagogue in 1781, probably by 'Chassidic' immigrants from Poland and Bohemia who had split from the main Sunderland congregation. Ashkenazi Orthodox. By 1850 membership had dropped. Only 34 of it's 74 seats were let and only 12 people attended Sabbath services. The synagogue closed by 1861. The two torah scrolls were sold to the Sunderland Hebrew Congregation for £7 7s 3d.
Site Name
Vine Street, Synagogue
Site Type: Specific
Synagogue
HER Number
4464
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4464 >> Mackenzie & Ross, 1834, Historical....View of the County Palatinate of Durham, p 297; www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Community/sunderland4/
YEAR1
1999
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
RLF
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
12
DAY2
24
District
Sunderland
Easting
439000
Grid ref figure
4
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
5
MONTH2
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Monkwearmouth
Description
Ballast Hills Enon Chapel dates to 1808
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Enon Chapel. Dates to 1808. Possibly in use 1808-1830.
Site Name
Ballast Hills Enon Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Nonconformist Chapel
HER Number
4463
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4463 >> Mackenzie & Ross, 1834, Historical....View of the County Palatinate of Durham, p 297
YEAR1
1999
YEAR2
2014
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
RLF
DAY1
12
District
Sunderland
Easting
440000
Grid ref figure
4
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MONTH1
5
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Sunderland
Description
Flag Lane Primitive Methodist Chapel dates to 1824.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Dates to 1824.
Site Name
Flag Lane, Primitive Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Primitive Methodist Chapel
HER Number
4462
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4462 >> Mackenzie & Ross, 1834, Historical....View of the County Palatinate of Durham, p 297
YEAR1
1999
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
RLF
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
16556, 16557
DAY1
12
DAY2
19
District
Sunderland
Easting
440100
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MATERIAL
Render
MONTH1
5
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Sunderland
Description
Built in 1811 according to Mackenzie and Ross, and 1817 according to Pevsner. Built for the Independent Congregationalists. Enlarged in 1826 at which time substantial underground burial vaults were built to the north (HER 16557). Designed by a Mr Hogg for Independent seceders from Presbyterian meeting in Robinson’s Lane. Five-bay pedimented façade of rendered rubble with an entrance door and segmental window in a slightly recessed entrance bay. The chapel was similar in layout to St. George's Chapel further down Villiers Street (HER 4457). The chapel was out of use by 1933. Demolished in 1978/9 apart from its northern wall which also forms the southern wall of the adjacent Sunday School (HER 16556). This was finaly demolished in 2010.

In 2010 the crypts were excavated and recorded before demolition.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Built in 1811 according to Mackenzie and Ross, and 1817 according to Pevsner. Built for the Independent Congregationalists. Enlarged in 1826 at which time substantial underground burial vaults were built to the north (HER 16557). Designed by a Mr Hogg for Independent seceders from Presbyterian meeting in Robinson’s Lane. Five-bay pedimented façade of rendered rubble with an entrance door and segmental window in a slightly recessed entrance bay. The chapel was similar in layout to St. George's Chapel further down Villiers Street (HER 4457). The chapel was out of use by 1933. Demolished in 1978/9 apart from its northern wall which also forms the southern wall of the adjacent Sunday School (HER 16556). This was finally demolished in 2010.

In 2010, North Pennines Archaeology excavated and recorded the crypt prior to demolition. The burial vaults were used from 1826 to 1854. The chapel was no longer used by 1933 and was demolished in 1978-9. The demolition of the crypt was monitored in a watching-brief. The post-excavation assessment provides a description of the 13 crypt vaults and structural remains of the later Sunday school and infant school in addition to a report on the crypt excavation. In total 329 coffins were recorded, 364 individuals were excavated and coffin wood, metal coffin furniture and plates were recovered.
Site Name
Villiers Street, Bethel Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Congregational Chapel
HER Number
4461
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
N. Pevsner (second edition revised by Elizabeth Williamson), 1983, The Buildings of England: County Durham, p 450; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland;
Brown, L, D., and Town, M. 2018. Bethel Chapel Crypt, Villiers Street, Sunderland: Post-excavation Assessment report, North Pennines Archaeology and Bradford University, HER4855
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
1999
YEAR2
2014
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
RLF
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
12
DAY2
26
District
Sunderland
Easting
440260
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MONTH1
5
MONTH2
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557680
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Monkwearmouth
Description
Hamilton Street Chapel (United Presbyterian Church). 1827-1880? seated 650. This is probably the chapel that was bought by the Church of England and became St Cuthbert’s Church – registers end 1939. Labelled on Second Edition OS map 1896. Site now covered by St Peter's Campus.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Hamilton Street Chapel (United Presbyterian Church). 1827-1880? seated 650. This is probably the chapel that was bought by the Church of England and became St Cuthbert’s Church – registers end 1939. Labelled on Second Edition OS map 1896. Site now covered by St Peter's Campus.
Site Name
Hamilton Street Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Presbyterian Chapel
HER Number
4460
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
<< HER 4460 >> Mackenzie & Ross, 1834, Historical....View of the County Palatinate of Durham, p 296, The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; Second Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1896
YEAR1
1999
YEAR2
2014
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
RLF
COMP2
Claire MacRae
DAY1
12
DAY2
08
District
Sunderland
Easting
440400
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MONTH1
5
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557100
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Sunderland
Description
Union Chapel United Presbyterian Chapel in Coronation Street (formerly Back Lonnin). Dates to 1821 or 1827-1870. Created by a breakaway group from Sping Garden Lane. Cost £1200. 550 at evening service during an 1851 survey.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Union Chapel United Presbyterian Chapel in Coronation Street (formerly Back Lonnin). Dates to 1821 or 1827-1870. Created by a breakaway group from Spring Garden Lane. Cost £1200. 550 at evening service during an 1851 survey.
Site Name
Coronation Street (Back Lonnin), Union Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Presbyterian Chapel
HER Number
4459
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4459 >> Mackenzie & Ross, 1834, Historical....View of the County Palatinate of Durham, p 295; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non Conformist Chapels in Sunderland
YEAR1
1999
YEAR2
2014
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
RLF
DAY1
12
District
Sunderland
Easting
439000
Grid ref figure
4
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
5
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Monkwearmouth
Description
The New Scotch Chapel was built in 1826-7 at the north end of the bridge.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
1826-7 at the north end of the bridge.
Site Name
New Scotch Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Nonconformist Chapel
HER Number
4458
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4458 >> Mackenzie & Ross, 1834, Historical....View of the County Palatinate of Durham, p 295
YEAR1
1999
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Andrew Keith Elliott
COMP2
Claire MacRae
Crossref
66
DAY1
25
DAY2
11
District
Sunderland
Easting
440100
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MATERIAL
Ashlar
MONTH1
9
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556990
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Sunderland
Description
‘St George’s Chapel’/Smyrna Chapel (Presbyterian). 1825 -1890, by James Hogg, for group from Robinson’s Lane. Cost c£4000. 1890 Congregation moved to Belvedere Road - the building then passed to another body of Presbyterians which had previously occupied meeting houses in Borough Road (Smyrna Chapel) and Spring Garden Lane, and was renamed ‘St James’ Chapel’). Pedimented ashlar front; coursed squared stone returns and rear with ashlar dressings. Classical style.the date MDCCCXXV appears in raised letters on the pediment. In front are contemporary iron railings, gates and scrolled overthrow’.Now business training centre. LISTED GRADE 2
SITEASS
Pevsner - for worship superseded by Church of St George. Five-bay ashlar façade, dated 1825 in the pediment over the three projecting pilastered central bays. Round-arched windows except for the segment-headed one over the entrance. Shallow apse. Contemporary railings, gates and overthrow.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
‘St George’s Chapel’/Smyrna Chapel (Presbyterian). 1825 -1890, by James Hogg, for group from Robinson’s Lane. Cost c£4000. 1890 Congregation moved to Belvedere Road - the building then passed to another body of Presbyterians which had previously occupied meeting houses in Borough Road (Smyrna Chapel) and Spring Garden Lane, and was renamed ‘St James’ Chapel’). Pedimented ashlar front; coursed squared stone returns and rear with ashlar dressings. Classical style. The date MDCCCXXV appears in raised letters on the pediment. In front are contemporary iron railings, gates and scrolled overthrow’. Shown on OS as West Park College (Technical School). Now business training centre.
Site Name
19 Villiers Street, Presbyterian Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Presbyterian Chapel
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
4457
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
<< HER 4457 >> Mackenzie & Ross, 1834, Historical....View of the County Palatinate of Durham, p 294
N. Pevsner, (second edition revised by Elizabeth Williamson), 1983, The Buildings of England: County Durham, p 451; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland
YEAR1
2001
YEAR2
2014
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
RLF
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
12
DAY2
03
District
Sunderland
Easting
439310
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
5
MONTH2
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557390
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
These Quarries are shown on Rain's Eye Plan in the Rector's Park.
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Extraction Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Rain's Eye Plan in the Rector's Park.
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, Limestone Quarries
Site Type: Specific
Limestone Quarry
HER Number
4456
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
<< HER 4456 >> J. Rain, 1785, An Eye Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth
Clay, Miller & Milburn, 1984, An Eye Plan of Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth, p 51
YEAR1
1999
YEAR2
2002