Sunderland Road, Methodist Church
Sunderland Road, Methodist Church
HER Number
12798
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Sunderland Road, Methodist Church
Place
Cleadon
Map Sheet
NZ36SE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Methodist Chapel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Built in 1899. Single storey brick church. Extended at the back. A new simple lych gate has been built by the entrance to the car park. This church replaced a farm cottage at Burdon's farm as the Methodist church for the village. John Burdon preached at the farm from 1780 onwards. In 1807 it became a licensed premises for preaching. The foundation stone for the 1899 church was laid by Dr John Burdon, grandson of the first minster.
Easting
438540
Northing
562230
Grid Reference
NZ438540562230
Sources
South Tyneside Council, 2007, Cleadon Conservation Area Character Appraisal, page 52; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2015, The Cleadon Village Atlas