Church of St. Nicholas, rectory
Church of St. Nicholas, rectory
HER Number
8679
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Church of St. Nicholas, rectory
Place
West Boldon
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
Clergy House
Site Type: Specific
Vicarage
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
An ancient building, now demolished. Refaced in 1785 by the Rev. Blackett. The rectory was the home of Rev. Henry George Liddell and his wife Charlotte Bowes Lyon from 1814 to 1829. They were the grandparents of Alice Liddell for whom Lewis Carroll wrote "Alice in Wonderland". A door to the former rectory green survives and is listed (HER 8061).
Easting
434920
Northing
561050
Grid Reference
NZ434920561050
Sources
S. Reeder, 2000, The Boldons in Old Picture Postcards