Houghton-le-Spring, Old Rectory, chapel

HER Number:
16206

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Houghton-le-Spring, 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:
C17

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:
3409

Northing:
4982

Grid Reference:
NZ34094982

Lats/Lons:

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