English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
29
District
Newcastle
Easting
424300
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568150
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Schoolroom, originally used for worship, built in 1877, retained when church was built to south in 1884. Large Gothic church with galleries, projected SW tower never completed. Demolished 1953.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
The Wesleyan Methodists returned to Gosforth in 1877 (see HER 14622) after an absence of nearly 30 years, and built a chapel in Salters Road. It was first known as South Gosforth Wesleyan Methodist Church. Large Gothic church with galleries, projected SW tower never completed. It could seat 800 people and had packed services. When a new church was built to the south in 1884, the chapel was used as a schoolroom. Sold in 1953 (when Salters Road and West Avenue Methodist churches united at the West Avenue premises) and demolished in 2000.
Site Name
Salters Road, Wesleyan Methodist Church
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
14625
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and North Tyneside, a survey; Peter F Ryder, 2012, Methodist churches on or near Gosforth High Street, a note
YEAR1
2012
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
29
District
Newcastle
Easting
424340
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567880
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Gosforth
Description
Now Loch Fyne Restaurant. In use 1906 to 2000. Gothic by architects Badenoch and Bruce of Emerson Chambers, Blackett Street. Snecked stone. Cruciform plan; gabled front with twin portals in porch beneath large Geometric traceried window. Dated foundation stone on north.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
The Presbyterian congregation in Gosforth began in 1876, when the Presbytery of Newcastle appointed a committee, convened by Rev. Richard Leitch, to investigate the prospects of founding a church in Gosforth. A suitable site was secured by Mr T.Y. Strachan. The foundation stone of the hall was laid on 7th February 1877 and it opened for worship on 20th May. The population of Gosforth had increased by the end of the century and so in March 1901 plans were drawn up for a church alongside the hall. By the end of 1905 the congregation had raised enough funds. The foundation stone was laid on 5th July 1906. The church opened on 24th April 1907. Gothic by architects Badenoch and Bruce of Emerson Chambers, Blackett Street. Snecked stone. Cruciform plan; gabled front with twin portals in porch beneath large Geometric traceried window. Dated foundation stone on north. In use until 2000. Now Loch Fyne Restaurant.
Site Name
High Street, Presbyterian/United Reformed Church
Site Type: Specific
Presbyterian Chapel
HER Number
14624
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and North Tyneside, a survey; Peter F Ryder, 2012, Methodist churches on or near Gosforth High Street, a note
YEAR1
2012
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
29
District
Newcastle
Easting
424390
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
568100
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Primitive Methodist Chapel. Now Northern Rock Offices. Built 1882. Congregation from Bulman Village Chapel. In use until 2000. Seated 221. Snecked stone, gabled front with three stepped round-headed windows above porch. Interior altered.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
The Primitive Methodist movement began on May 31st 1807, when a Camp Meeting was held at Mow Cop. One of the speakers was William Clowes, a potter. He came to Newcastle in 1821 and the first Primitive Methodist chapel in Newcastle was opened. The Primitive Methodists were probably active in Gosforth by 1837 because in 1887 Martha Robson of Hedley Street, Gosforth, was presented with a bible in recognition of fifty years of service to Primitive Methodism. In 1860 the Primitive Methodists moved into the Bulman Village Chapel (HER 14622). In 1876 they bought a plot of land on the High Street for a new chapel. In 1879 Emma Robson, daughter of Alexander and Martha Robson, died suddenly at the age of 35. Alexander Robson was a colliery carter and part-time postman. The Robsons were not rich, but they made sacrifices to save enough money to help 'build a church to the glory of God and in memory of their daughter Emma'. The foundation stones of Woodbine Road Church were laid on 28th June 1882. Further financial help was received and the Emma Memorial Church was built. In use until 2000. Seated 221. Snecked stone, gabled front with three stepped round-headed windows above porch. Interior altered. Now Northern Rock offices.
Site Name
High Street, Emma Robson Memorial Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Primitive Methodist Chapel
HER Number
14623
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and North Tyneside, a survey; Peter F Ryder, 2012, Methodist churches on or near Gosforth High Street, a note
YEAR1
2012
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
29
District
Newcastle
Easting
424420
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567950
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gosforth
Description
Bulman Village Chapel. Built 1841. Wesleyan 1841-1850. Reform/United Free Methodist 1859-1860. Primitive Methodist 1860-1882. Then became Zion House. This was a small and simple chapel side-on to street with three pairs of arched windows and porch. Its original 1841 datestone was found in 1940 and taken to Salters Road Chapel, then moved again in 1953 to the façade of Trinity Church, where it can still be seen. The village chapel was demolished.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Methodism came to Gosforth in 1812. Meetings were held in a cottage belonging to the farm at Causey End. In 1815 a local preacher named John Middleton preached the first Methodist sermon. He came with others from the Orphan House in Newcastle. From 1817 until 1841 Methodist services were held in a barn at Causey End Farm. The first members were the Crozier family, waggon-wright at the local colliery, and Anderson, master corver (in charge of the corving house where the baskets used for bringing coal to the surface were made). Bulman Village Chapel was built in 1841 on the corner of Armstrong Street and Chapel Street. Wesleyan 1841-1850. Services were conducted until 1849 when all the members except one joined 'The Reformers'. The Reformers were Methodists who were unhappy with the powers given to ministers in the Wesleyan Methodist Church. In 1851 the Reformers decided at Conference to have their own places of worship and separate Circuits. The Reformers worshipped for a year in a room in the Primitive Methodist Chapel and in a large kitchen in the house occupied by a Mr Thompson. From 1850 to 1860 they rented the Wesleyan Bulman Village Chapel. In 1857 the Wesleyan Methodist Association (a different group to the Wesleyans!) and some other groups joined together to form the United Methodist Free Churches. In 1860 the Bulman Village Chapel Reformers, now part of the United Free Methodists, moved to their own newly built chapel at Causey End. Bulman Village Chapel was then used by the Primitive Methodists until 1882. Then it became a private residence called Zion House. This was a small and simple chapel side-on to street with three pairs of arched windows and porch. Its original 1841 datestone was found in 1940 and taken to Salters Road Chapel, then moved again in 1953 to the façade of Trinity Church, where it can still be seen. The village chapel was demolished for Gosforth Shopping Centre. When the ARP Headquarters were erected in Bulman Village, the lintel stone of the chapel was found in Garden Street. It was taken to Salters Road Methodist Church (HER 14625) in 1940 and then in 1953 placed in the outside wall of West Avenue Methodist Church (HER 6269) to the right of the main door.
Site Name
Armstrong Street, Wesleyan Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
14622
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and North Tyneside, a survey; sketch by Gilbert Richards, 1841; Peter F Ryder, 2012, Methodist churches on or near Gosforth High Street, a note
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
29
District
Newcastle
Easting
423450
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Seated 150. Shown on 1896 OS. Directly behind Park Street Wesleyan Church (HER 14616). Much larger 'Hall' shown on 1919 OS. Demolished.
Site Type: Broad
Mission Hall
SITEDESC
Seated 150. Shown on 1896 OS. Directly behind Park Street Wesleyan Church (HER 14616). Much larger 'Hall' shown on 1919 OS. Demolished.
Site Name
Tullock Street, Mission Hall
Site Type: Specific
Mission Hall
HER Number
14621
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and North Tyneside, a survey
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
29
District
Newcastle
Easting
423570
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563250
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Elswick
Description
No. 744 Scotswood Road. The 1915 OS shows an unlabelled hall. The Salvation Army Hall is mentioned in Wards 1915-16 directory. Demolished.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
No. 744 Scotswood Road. The 1915 OS shows an unlabelled hall. The Salvation Army Hall is mentioned in Wards 1915-16 directory. Demolished.
Site Name
Scotswood Road, Salvation Army Hall
Site Type: Specific
Salvation Army Hall
HER Number
14620
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and North Tyneside, a survey; Ward's Directory 1915-6
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
29
District
Newcastle
Easting
423010
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563980
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Elswick
Description
No. 8 Portland Street. Mentioned in Ward's 1915-16 Directory. OS shows an unlabelled hall-like building at east end of the street. Demolished.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
No. 8 Portland Street. Mentioned in Ward's 1915-16 Directory. OS shows an unlabelled hall-like building at east end of the street. Demolished.
Site Name
Portland Street, Salvation Army Hall
Site Type: Specific
Salvation Army Hall
HER Number
14619
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and North Tyneside, a survey; Ward's Directory 1915-6
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
29
District
Newcastle
Easting
423500
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Established 1870 from John Knox and Trinity churches. Closed in 1886 to be sold to the Wesleyans. This seems to be a different building to Park Road Methodist Chapel (HER 14616) but is not shown on the OS.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Established 1870 from John Knox and Trinity churches. Closed in 1886 to be sold to the Wesleyans. This seems to be a different building to Park Road Methodist Chapel (HER 14616) but is not shown on the OS.
Site Name
Park Road, Presbyterian Church
Site Type: Specific
Presbyterian Chapel
HER Number
14618
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and North Tyneside, a survey
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
29
District
Newcastle
Easting
423500
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563450
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Shown on 1896 Ordnance Survey map. Swedenborgian or New Christian Church. Still shown on 1937-40 map but not on 1952. Gothic, with corner tower and spire. Latterly (1960) a Venetian Blind Factory. Demolished 1960s.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Shown on 1896 Ordnance Survey map. Swedenborgian or New Christian Church. Still shown on 1937-40 map but not on 1952. Gothic, with corner tower and spire. Latterly (1960) a Venetian Blind Factory. Demolished 1960s.
Site Name
Park Road, New Church (Swedenborgian)
Site Type: Specific
Swedenborgian Chapel
HER Number
14617
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and North Tyneside, a survey
YEAR1
2012
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
29
District
Newcastle
Easting
423500
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563300
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Elswick
Description
Built 1866. Out of use 1927. Later Bethany Hall. Gallery added 1869. Seated 750. Broad pedimented front, round-arched windows. Demolished 1961.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Built 1866. Out of use 1927. Later Bethany Hall. Gallery added 1869. Seated 750. Broad pedimented front, round-arched windows. Demolished 1961.
Site Name
Park Road, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
14616
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and North Tyneside, a survey
YEAR1
2012