Gateshead, Durham Road, Primitive Methodist Church
Gateshead, Durham Road, Primitive Methodist Church
HER Number
17728
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Gateshead, Durham Road, Primitive Methodist Church
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Primitive Methodist Chapel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
A handsome Gothic church which stood at the corner of Durham Road and South Street, built in 1893, at a cost of £12,000; the building seated 650 and was at the head of the Gateshead First Circuit, but later became part of Gateshead East Circuit. It closed in 1964 and has been demolished.
Easting
425790
Northing
562050
Grid Reference
NZ425790562050
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in Gateshead; http://www.myprimitivemethodists.org.uk/page/durham_road_pm_church_gateshead_co_durham