Ingham Street, Presbyterian Church

HER Number

17650

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Ingham Street, Presbyterian Church

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad

Place of Worship

Site Type: Specific

Presbyterian Chapel

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

A congregation founded in 1778 built a new church in 1858 in the Decorated Gothic style, at a cost of £3,000 and seating 520. It was last used in the mid-20th century and has been demolished.

Easting

436380

Northing

567410

Grid Reference

NZ436380567410

Sources

Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in South Tyneside; http://www.southtynesidehistory.co.uk/archive/architecture/places-of-worship/625359