South Shields, Laygate, Holy Trinity Church

HER Number:
4490

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Laygate, Holy Trinity Church

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Place of Worship

Site Type: Specific:
Church

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Built between 1832-4 by Salvin and demolished in 1980. West tower with stair-turret; the planned spire not built. Five-bay arcades on circular piers. Chancel and double-gabled transepts by R.J. Johnson of Austin, Johnson & Hicks, 1878-9. Demolished 1977.

Easting:
3586

Northing:
6639

Grid Reference:
NZ35866639

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4490 >> N. Pevsner (second edition revised by Elizabeth Williamson), 1983, The Buildings of England: County Durham, p 416