Dated 1868 on plaque but is present on 1861 OS. In 1905 it became a community hall (a new chapel was built nearby HER 15289). Stone, hip-ended Welsh slate roof, porch on west, blocked windows on south, windows on north with old margined coloured glazing. Apparently a converted brewery.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Dated 1868 on plaque but is present on 1861 OS. In 1905 it became a community hall (a new chapel was built nearby HER 15289). Stone, hip-ended Welsh slate roof, porch on west, blocked windows on south, windows on north with old margined coloured glazing. Apparently a converted brewery.
Site Name
West Allotment, Benton Road, Primitive Methodist Chapel 1
Site Type: Specific
Primitive Methodist Chapel
HER Number
15290
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle & North Tyneside
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
09
District
N Tyneside
Easting
431230
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ37SW
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
570460
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
West Allotment
Description
Built in 1905. Seated 70 people. An unusually small chapel of brick with stone dressings. Out of religious church ?1998. Now Church House. Much altered.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Built in 1905. Seated 70 people. An unusually small chapel of brick with stone dressings. Out of religious church ?1998. Now Church House. Much altered.
Site Name
West Allotment, Benton Road, Primitive Methodist Chapel 2
Site Type: Specific
Primitive Methodist Chapel
HER Number
15289
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle & North Tyneside
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
09
District
N Tyneside
Easting
423890
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ27SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
573970
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Seaton Burn
Description
Shown on OS second edition 1897.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Shown on OS second edition 1897.
Site Name
Front Street, Mission Church
Site Type: Specific
Mission Church
HER Number
15288
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map 1897
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
09
District
N Tyneside
Easting
423850
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ27SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
573860
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Seaton Burn
Description
Built in 1874. Closed after damage from mining subsidence around 1950.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Built in 1874. Closed after damage from mining subsidence around 1950.
Site Name
Front Street, St. John's United Reform Church
Site Type: Specific
United Reformed Chapel
HER Number
15287
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle & North Tyneside
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
09
District
N Tyneside
Easting
423870
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ27SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
573910
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Seaton Burn
Description
Built in 1858, cost £280. Rebuilt 1872, cost £211.12s.11d. Rebuilt again in 1900. Closed in 1983.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Built in 1858, cost £280. Rebuilt 1872, cost £211.12s.11d. Rebuilt again in 1900. Closed in 1983.
Site Name
Front Street, St. Columba's Methodist Church
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
15286
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle & North Tyneside
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
N Tyneside
Easting
423840
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ27SW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
573940
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Seaton Burn
Description
On 1858 OS (although 1873 date in Archive list?). Demolished in 1964.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
On 1858 OS (although 1873 date in Archive list?). Demolished in 1964.
Site Name
Chapel Place, Methodist New Connexion Church
Site Type: Specific
Methodist New Connexion Chapel
HER Number
15285
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle & North Tyneside
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
15280
DAY1
08
District
N Tyneside
Easting
433700
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567210
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Percy Main
Description
Built in 1902. Seated 300 people. Cost 'something under £2000'. Gothic gabled front with large traceried window above porch, between octagonal pinnacles. Demolished in 1974.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Built in 1902. Seated 300 people. Cost 'something under £2000'. Gothic gabled front with large traceried window above porch, between octagonal pinnacles. Demolished in 1974.
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle & North Tyneside
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
N Tyneside
Easting
433650
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567150
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Percy Main
Description
In use 1884 until 1956. Cost around £300. Brick with white freestone dressings.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
In use 1884 until 1956. Cost around £300. Brick with white freestone dressings.
Site Name
Percy Main, St. John's Street, Wesleyan Methodist Church
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
15283
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle & North Tyneside; Bulmer's Street Directory, 1887, p 343
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
N Tyneside
Easting
433970
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567260
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Percy Main
Description
Shown on 1861 OS. The 1896 map shows the building as a Sunday School. Gone by 1916.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Shown on 1861 OS. The 1896 map shows the building as a Sunday School. Gone by 1916.
Site Name
Percy Main, Middle Row, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
15282
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle & North Tyneside
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
N Tyneside
Easting
434030
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
MONTH1
11
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567210
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Percy Main
Description
Primitive Methodist Society began in 1821. In 1822, when William Clowes preached in the village, there were 18 members. The chapel was built in 1829. The Primitive Methodist congregation left around 1884 when a new chapel was built on Backworth Street (HER 15280). The original chapel on Middle Row is shown as a 'Christians' Meeting House' on OS maps up to 1956.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Primitive Methodist Society began in 1821. In 1822, when William Clowes preached in the village, there were 18 members. The chapel was built in 1829. The Primitive Methodist congregation left around 1884 when a new chapel was built on Backworth Street (HER 15280). The original chapel on Middle Row is shown as a 'Christians' Meeting House' on OS maps up to 1956.