English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
Gateshead
Easting
424040
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
561590
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Bensham
Description
A building shown at 'The Shuttles' only on the 1st and 2nd editions of the Ordnance Survey maps as a chapel, although it seems to have survived until the 1950s.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
A building shown at 'The Shuttles' only on the 1st and 2nd editions of the Ordnance Survey maps as a chapel, although it seems to have survived until the 1950s.
Site Name
Bensham, Chapel Street, Methodist New Connexion Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Methodist New Connexion Chapel
HER Number
17737
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in Gateshead
YEAR1
2019
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
Gateshead
Easting
425670
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
560180
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gateshead
Description
Map evidence suggests that the shell of this chapel, built in 1865 for £250, to seat 200, survives as a house.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Map evidence suggests that the shell of this chapel, built in 1865 for £250, to seat 200, survives as a house.
Site Name
Low Fell, 21 Cross Keys Lane
Site Type: Specific
Methodist New Connexion Chapel
HER Number
17736
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in Gateshead
YEAR1
2019
English, British
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
Gateshead
Easting
426090
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562070
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gateshead
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey 1890s 10 feet : 1 mile map
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey 1890s 10 feet : 1 mile map
Site Name
Fife Street, Methodist Sunday School
Site Type: Specific
Sunday School
HER Number
17735
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey, 1890s, 10 feet:1 mile map
YEAR1
2019
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
Gateshead
Easting
426090
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562100
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gateshead
Description
Described as a ‘small but handsome chapel in the Decorated style’ this was built c.1856, to seat c 200, and used until 1950. It is now demolished.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Described as a ‘small but handsome chapel in the Decorated style’ this was built c.1856, to seat c 200, and used until 1950. It is now demolished.
Site Name
Gateshead, Fife Street, Methodist New Connexion Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Methodist New Connexion Chapel
HER Number
17734
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in Gateshead
YEAR1
2019
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
Gateshead
Easting
425390
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563340
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Gateshead
Description
Bethesda Chapel (New Connexion) on Melbourne Street, built in 1835 at a cost of £3,800 and could officially seat 1200, although when William Booth was a successful evangelist here in 1859-61 (prior to his leaving Methodism to found the Salvation Army) it is recorded that over 2,000 crammed in to hear him. A plain brick building, it was replaced in 1896 by the Whitehall Road Methodist Church, and became a printing works, finally being demolished in 1964; its site is now under a dual carriageway.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Bethesda Chapel (New Connexion) on Melbourne Street, built in 1835 at a cost of £3,800 and could officially seat 1200, although when William Booth was a successful evangelist here in 1859-61 (prior to his leaving Methodism to found the Salvation Army) it is recorded that over 2,000 crammed in to hear him. A plain brick building, it was replaced in 1896 by the Whitehall Road Methodist Church, and became a printing works, finally being demolished in 1964; its site is now under a dual carriageway.
Site Name
Melbourne Street, Bethesda Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Methodist New Connexion Chapel
HER Number
17733
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in Gateshead
YEAR1
2019
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
Gateshead
Easting
423500
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
560450
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Place
Lobley Hill
Description
An immediately pre-World War II Methodist Church in Beechwood Gardens, dated ‘1938’ latterly the Lobley Hill Methodist Church, last used in the 1980s? and now Beechwood Hall.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
An immediately pre-World War II Methodist Church in Beechwood Gardens, dated ‘1938’ latterly the Lobley Hill Methodist Church, last used in the 1980s? and now Beechwood Hall.
Site Name
Lobley Hill, Beechwood Gardens, Beechwood Hall
Site Type: Specific
Methodist Chapel
HER Number
17732
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in Gateshead
YEAR1
2019
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
Gateshead
Easting
424840
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Brick, ashlar
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
561820
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Gateshead
Description
Opened as a Primitive Methodist Church in 1900 and known variously as Trinity, Rawling Road and Whitehall Road West Methodist Church. The original building lay on the north of the present structure and later formed a church hall; it has now been replaced by other structures. The present church of bright orange brick with ashlar dressings is dated ‘1925’; it closed in 1994. The building is now a surgery.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Opened as a Primitive Methodist Church in 1900 and known variously as Trinity, Rawling Road and Whitehall Road West Methodist Church. The original building lay on the north of the present structure and later formed a church hall; it has now been replaced by other structures. The present church of bright orange brick with ashlar dressings is dated ‘1925’; it closed in 1994. The building is now a surgery.
Site Name
Bensham, Rawling Road, Trinity Primitive Methodist Church
Site Type: Specific
Primitive Methodist Chapel
HER Number
17731
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in Gateshead
YEAR1
2019
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
08
District
Gateshead
Easting
426010
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Building
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
560620
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Place
Gateshead
Description
Primitive Methodist Chapel built in 1913. There is a memorial stone built into the wall 'G.E. Almond Esq. May 31st 1909'.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Primitive Methodist Chapel built in 1913. There is a memorial stone built into the wall 'G.E. Almond Esq. May 31st 1909'.
Site Name
Gateshead, Dryden Road, The Hardman Centre
Site Type: Specific
Primitive Methodist Chapel
HER Number
17730
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in Gateshead
YEAR1
2019
English, British
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
17728
DAY1
08
District
Gateshead
Easting
425790
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562040
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gateshead
Description
Lecture hall and Sunday School built in 1886. The adjoining church closed in 1964 and the group of buildings were demolished.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
Lecture hall and Sunday School built in 1886. The adjoining church closed in 1964 and the group of buildings were demolished.
Site Name
Durham Road, Primitive Methodist Sunday School
Site Type: Specific
Sunday School
HER Number
17729
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey, 1896, 10 feet: 1 mile town plan; http://www.myprimitivemethodists.org.uk/page/durham_road_pm_church_gateshead_co_durham
YEAR1
2019
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
17729
DAY1
08
District
Gateshead
Easting
425790
Grid ref figure
8
LANDUSE
Built Over
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
562050
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Gateshead
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.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
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.
Site Name
Gateshead, Durham Road, Primitive Methodist Church
Site Type: Specific
Primitive Methodist Chapel
HER Number
17728
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in Gateshead; http://www.myprimitivemethodists.org.uk/page/durham_road_pm_church_gateshead_co_durham
YEAR1
2019