Old Rectory, chapel

HER Number

16206

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Old Rectory, chapel

Place

Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet

NZ34NW

Class

Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad

Place of Worship

Site Type: Specific

Chapel

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Stuart 1603 to 1714

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Detached private chapel to the east of the Old Rectory (HER264) constructed by Davenport in the mid 17th century. The chapel is listed in Thurlows 1792 survey as built of stone and covered with lead. Length 13 yrds, 2ft, breadth 6 yrds, 2 ft [12.5m x 6.1m]. The tower was demolished in the late 18th century as part of Thurlow's alterations.

Easting

434090

Northing

549820

Grid Reference

NZ434090549820

Sources

Northern Archaeological Associates Ltd. 2014, Rectory Park, Houghton-le-Spring, Archaeological Assessment and Building Recording