Westoe Road, Baptist Church

HER Number

13597

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Westoe Road, Baptist Church

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad

Place of Worship

Site Type: Specific

Baptist Chapel

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Built in 1881. Impressive church in the Italian style. Retains its original baptistery for full immersion.

Easting

436610

Northing

566790

Grid Reference

NZ436610566790

Sources

http://picturesofsouthshiel.aminus3.com/image/2011-02-17.html; Heritage Open Days Booklet 2011; Peter Ryder, 2017, nonconformist chapels of South Shields