Church of St. Cuthbert, church hall
Church of St. Cuthbert, church hall
HER Number
15718
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Church of St. Cuthbert, church hall
Place
East Rainton
Map Sheet
NZ34NW
Class
Civil
Site Type: Broad
Meeting Hall
Site Type: Specific
Church Hall
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Built in 1882 by a Mr Jobling of Durham. The money was raised by sewing parties. Each member of the Church and Mother's Union gave a chair for the hall. There are waggonway sleeper blocks incorporated into the boundary wall.
Easting
433540
Northing
547780
Grid Reference
NZ433540547780
Sources
East Rainton Women's Institute, no date, History of East Rainton (typescript); Ordnance Survey Third Edition Map 1919