English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
21
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436070
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565900
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
A large Italianate chapel built in 1881 at a cost of £4,600 and seating 700; last used in the 1970s it then passed to the Brethren and became the Ebenezer Gospel Hall, but has now been demolished.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
A large Italianate chapel built in 1881 at a cost of £4,600 and seating 700; last used in the 1970s it then passed to the Brethren and became the Ebenezer Gospel Hall, but has now been demolished.
Site Name
Reed Street, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
17667
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in South Tyneside; http://www.mywesleyanmethodists.org.uk/page_id__34.aspx
YEAR1
2018
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
21
District
S Tyneside
Easting
435750
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566440
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Shown as a Wesleyan Chapel on the 1st edition OS map but simply as ‘nonconformist’ chapel on the 1890s 10ft:1 mile town plan. A substantial building which seated 500, the building survived until the 1950s.

Brick, two storeys. Round-arched windows on ground floor, rectangular windows on first floor.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Shown as a Wesleyan Chapel on the 1st edition OS map but simply as ‘nonconformist’ chapel on the 1890s 10ft:1 mile town plan. A substantial building which seated 500, the building survived until the 1950s.

Brick, two storeys. Round-arched windows on ground floor, rectangular windows on first floor.
Site Name
Johnson Street, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
17666
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in South Tyneside; http://bede-circuit.weebly.com/some-of-our-old-churches.html
YEAR1
2018
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
DAY1
21
DAY2
09
District
S Tyneside
Easting
437722
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ36SE
MONTH1
12
MONTH2
4
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
564970
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Harton
Description
A photograph shows a simple brick building with an external stair to a door in to the upper floor, identified as a meeting house at Isaac’s Court, Harton; it is not shown on the Ordnance Survey map. The grid reference has been relocated to a group of buildings around a yard in the centre of the village between South Farm (HER19121) and Red House (HER19122), shown on the Third Edition 1:2500 Ordnance Survey map of 1916, which might fit the description of a 'court'.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
A photograph shows a simple brick building with an external stair to a door in to the upper floor, identified as a meeting house at Isaac’s Court, Harton; it is not shown on the Ordnance Survey map. The grid reference has been relocated to a group of buildings around a yard in the centre of the village between South Farm (HER19121) and Red House (HER19122), shown on the Third Edition 1:2500 Ordnance Survey map of 1916, which might fit the description of a 'court'.
Site Name
Isaac's Court, Wesleyan meeting house
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
17665
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in South Tyneside; http://www.mywesleyanmethodists.org.uk/page_id__37.aspx
YEAR1
2018
YEAR2
2024
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
21
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436150
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
567980
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
Built in 1814 close to the river bank. Shown on Wood’s 1827 town plan. The congregation later moved to the former Presbyterian Church at the north end of Mile End Road/Wellington Street (HER 17649) and the site was occupied by Barkers Dock and the Salmon Arms Inn.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Built in 1814 close to the river bank. Shown on Wood’s 1827 town plan. The congregation later moved to the former Presbyterian Church at the north end of Mile End Road/Wellington Street (HER 17649) and the site was occupied by Barkers Dock and the Salmon Arms Inn.
Site Name
Shadwell Street, Presbyterian Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Presbyterian Chapel
HER Number
17664
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in South Tyneside; http://www.southtynesidehistory.co.uk/archive/architecture/places-of-worship/625652
YEAR1
2018
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Clare Henderson
Crossref
6018, 15475
DAY1
20
DAY2
04
District
Gateshead
Easting
418130
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
MONTH1
12
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563536
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Blaydon
Description
The first Methodist preaching place in Blaydon was a house at No. 11 Bridge Street, High Blaydon. It was owned by William and Mary Hawdon and their initials 'W.H.M' and the 1737 were inscribed on a stone above the door. The house comprised of a kitchen and a room above, which was accessed via a ladder and trapdoor. When the congregation became too large for the kitchen, the upper room was also used and the preacher stood on a stool with his head through the trapdoor, so he could preach to both rooms.

There was a Wesleyan Methodist Society in Blaydon in 1829.

The congregation later moved to a larger room at 'Horsecrofts' and met there until 1856. Then they built a chapel in Wesley Place. This chapel remained in use until 1893 when a new Methodist Church was opened on the north side of Shibdon Road (HER 6018).
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
The first Methodist preaching place in Blaydon was a house at 11 Bridge Street, High Blaydon. It was owned by William and Mary Hawdon and their initials 'W.H.M' and the 1737 were inscribed on a stone above the door. The house comprised of a kitchen and a room above, which was accessed via a ladder and trapdoor. When the congregation became too large for the kitchen, the upper room was also used and the preacher stood on a stool with his head through the trapdoor, so he could preach to both rooms.
There was a Wesleyan Methodist Society in Blaydon in 1829.
The congregation later moved to a larger room at 'Horsecrofts' and met there until 1856. Then they built a chapel in Wesley Place. This chapel remained in use until 1893 when a new Methodist Church was opened on the north side of Shibdon Road (HER 6018).
Site Name
11 Bridge Street, Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Methodist Chapel
HER Number
17663
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Susan Lynn, 7 April 2017, St. John's Wesleyan Methodist Church, Blaydon, County Durham https://www.mywesleyanmethodists.org.uk/content/chapels/county-durham/blaydon_st_johns_wesleyan_methodist_church; Tyne and Wear Archives, church records 1887-1954; The History of Blaydon (TWAS)
YEAR1
2018
YEAR2
2020
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
20
District
S Tyneside
Easting
435540
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
565610
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
South Shields
Description
Templetown Wesleyan Chapel is recorded as having been built in 1826 and closing in 1882.

A 1904 photograph shows it in use by Newton & Nicholson (J.S. Nicholson Sole Proprietor) Tyne Dock Corrugated Metallic Packing Works. Single storey with rectangular windows. A corrugated packing works is shown on the OS third edition of 1919.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
Templetown Wesleyan Chapel is recorded as having been built in 1826 and closing in 1882.

A 1904 photograph shows it in use by Newton & Nicholson (J.S. Nicholson Sole Proprietor) Tyne Dock Corrugated Metallic Packing Works. Single storey with rectangular windows. A corrugated packing works is shown on the OS third edition of 1919.
Site Name
Temple Town, Wesleyan Chapel
Site Type: Specific
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
HER Number
17662
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in South Tyneside; http://www.southtynesidehistory.co.uk/archive/architecture/places-of-worship/625639
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2018
English, British
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
20
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436620
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566760
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition of 1890. Replaced by South Tyneside House (Municipal Offices) in the 1960s.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition of 1890. Replaced by South Tyneside House (Municipal Offices) in the 1960s.
Site Name
Westoe Road, grammar school
Site Type: Specific
Grammar School
HER Number
17661
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map, 1890
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2018
English, British
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
13597
DAY1
20
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436630
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566790
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition of 1890. Now a youth club. Two storeys, brick with round-arched windows and door in round-arched opening.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition of 1890. Now a youth club. Two storeys, brick with round-arched windows and door in round-arched opening.
Site Name
Romilly Street, Baptist Sunday School
Site Type: Specific
Sunday School
HER Number
17660
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map, 1890
YEAR1
2018
English, British
Class
Education
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
20
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436290
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566120
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition of 1890.
Site Type: Broad
School
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition of 1890.
Site Name
Laygate Lane, Baptist Sunday School
Site Type: Specific
Sunday School
HER Number
17659
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Ordnance Survey second edition map, 1890
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2018
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
20
District
S Tyneside
Easting
436290
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
566130
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
South Shields
Description
The former Baptist Tabernacle in Laygate Lane was built in 1871 at a cost of £2000; it was in brick, in the ‘Italian; style, and seated 750. Last used in the 1950s, it has been demolished.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
The former Baptist Tabernacle in Laygate Lane was built in 1871 at a cost of £2000; it was in brick, in the ‘Italian; style, and seated 750. Last used in the 1950s, it has been demolished.
Site Name
Laygate Lane, Baptist Tabernacle
Site Type: Specific
Baptist Chapel
HER Number
17658
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Sources
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in South Tyneside
SURVIVAL
None
YEAR1
2018