Large purpose-built Beth HaMedrash (religious study hall often attached to a synagogue) built in 1899. Now demolished. Sunderland's east end was then home to 1,000 Jewish immigrants, many from Krottingen in Lithuania. In 1938 a new Beth HaMedrash was built in Mowbray Road (also demolished).
Site Type: Broad
Bet Hamidrash
SITEDESC
Large purpose-built beth midrash (religious study hall often attached to a synagogue). Sunderland's east end was in the late C19 home to 1,000 Jewish immigrants, many from Krottingen in Lithuania. The first beth midrash (1891) was in Zion Street. In 1895 the congregation (Chevra Torah from 1891 to 1899) moved to Villiers Street North. In 1899 a new premises was built at Villiers Street South. In 1903 a new synagogue opened in Meaburn Street. In 1938 a new beth midrash was built on the corner of Mowbray Road and The Oaks (also demolished). The Ashkenazi Orthodox congregation was incorporated into the Sunderland Hebrew Congregation in 1984.
Site Name
Villiers Street South, Beth HaMedrash
Site Type: Specific
Bet Hamidrash
HER Number
10843
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Sharman Kadish, 2006, Jewish Heritage in England - Architectural Guide, page 186; www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Community/sunderland2/
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
Sunderland
Easting
439900
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556000
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Place
Sunderland
Description
Single storey red brick building. Built in 1936 before the opening of the Sunderland Beth HaMedrash (religious study hall often attached to a synagogue) in Mowbray Road in 1938 (now demolished).
Site Type: Broad
Jewish Ritual Bath
SITEDESC
Single storey red brick building. Built in 1936 before the opening of the Sunderland Beth HaMedrash (religious study hall often attached to a synagogue) in Mowbray Road in 1938 (now demolished).
Site Name
2 The Oaks West, Sunderland Mikveh
Site Type: Specific
Jewish Ritual Bath
HER Number
10842
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Sharman Kadish, 2006, Jewish Heritage in England - Architectural Guide, page 186
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
Sunderland
Easting
440100
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557000
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Sunderland
Description
The eighteenth century synagogue was in Villiers (exact location not known) and the associated burial ground was at Ayres Quay (HER 5965). The synagogue went of use when a new one was built on Ryhope Road (HER 7187). Sunderland was the oldest Jewish community in the north-east. The community lived in Frederick and Norfolk Streets. Sunderland became home to 'landsleit' who came here from the Lithuanian town of Krottingen where there was a fire in 1889.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
The eighteenth century synagogue was in Villiers (exact location not known) and the associated burial ground was at Ayres Quay (HER 5965). The synagogue went of use when a new one was built on Ryhope Road (HER 7187). Sunderland was the oldest Jewish community in the north-east. The community lived in Frederick and Norfolk Streets. Sunderland became home to 'landsleit' who came here from the Lithuanian town of Krottingen where there was a fire in 1889. When the synagogue in Villiers Street was demolished the inscribed stones from the frontage of the building were moved to the grounds of Ryhope Road Synagogue and subsequently lost, presumed buried there somewhere.
Site Name
Villiers Street, Synagogue
Site Type: Specific
Synagogue
HER Number
10841
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Sharman Kadish, 2006, Jewish Heritage in England - Architectural Guide, page 180; personal comment, Jon Welsh, AAG Archaeology, 8 Sept 2013
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
7187
DAY1
08
District
Sunderland
Easting
439960
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
555790
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Place
Sunderland
Description
This was built next to the Synagogue (HER 7187) in 1936. It is similar in style and was designed by Cyril Gillis of S.J. Stephenson & Gillis of Newcastle.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
This was built next to the Synagogue (HER 7187) in 1936. It is similar in style and was designed by Cyril Gillis of S.J. Stephenson & Gillis of Newcastle.
Site Name
Ryhope Road, Sunderland Jewish School
Site Type: Specific
Jewish School
HER Number
10840
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Sharman Kadish, 2006, Jewish Heritage in England - Architectural Guide, page 183
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Unassigned
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
S Tyneside
Easting
431300
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ36SW12
Northing
560500
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Place
West Boldon
Description
Cropmark of a rectilinear enclosure, Laverick Hall Farm, exact location uncertain.
Cropmark of a rectilinear enclosure, Laverick Hall Farm, exact location uncertain.
Site Name
West Boldon, Laverick Hall Farm, cropmark
Site Type: Specific
Site
HER Number
10839
Form of Evidence
Cropmark
Sources
National Monuments Record NZ 36 SW 12; Miket, R, 1984. The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear (84 No.1); Northern Archaeological Associates, 2014, Site south of Newcastle Road (A184) and West of A19 - Archaeological Assessment
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Gateshead
Easting
423000
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ26SW280
Northing
562400
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Dunston
Description
Site of railway station on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway opened in 1839, closed to passengers in 1926 and entirely closed in 1965.
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
Site of railway station on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway opened in 1839, closed to passengers in 1926 and entirely closed in 1965.
Site Name
Dunston Station
Site Type: Specific
Railway Station
HER Number
10838
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
National Monuments Record NZ 26 SW 28
YEAR1
2008
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Gateshead
Easting
425110
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
2
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ25NE17
Northing
559960
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Low Fell
Description
Site of railway station on the Team Valley Railway opened in 1868 and closed in 1952.
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
Site of railway station on the Team Valley Railway opened in 1868 and closed in 1952.
Site Name
Low Fell Station
Site Type: Specific
Railway Station
HER Number
10837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
National Monuments Record NZ 25 NE 17
YEAR1
2008
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
DAY1
04
DAY2
06
District
Gateshead
Easting
415300
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
World Wars
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
2
MONTH2
5
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ16SE47
Northing
564200
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Ryton
Description
Memorial hall and war memorial to the men of Emma Colliery. Built after 1919, the hall includes a World War II memorial.
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
SITEDESC
Building erected 1924. The building was in tribute to the men of Emma Colliery who died in the First World War. It includes on its roadside façade, an inscribed bronze plaque, 95cm high and 97cm wide, flanked by bronze relief figures of miners' wives. Incised on the lintel above the memorial is "EMMA COLLIERY WORKMEN'S MEMORIAL HALL". Commissioned by public subscription. There is also a square stained glass window with wreath and swags and a dove and scroll with the dates 1914 and 1918.
Site Name
Bar Moor, B6317, Emma Colliery Workman's Memorial Hall
Site Type: Specific
War Memorial
HER Number
10836
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
National Monuments Record NZ 16 SE 47; Paul Usherwood, Jeremy Beach and Catherine Morris, 2000, Public Sculpture of North East England, p 169-170; North East War Memorials Project Ref. C97.04