Shiney Row, Wesleyan Chapel

HER Number:
16894

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Shiney Row, Wesleyan Chapel

Place:
Shiney Row

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Nonconformist Chapel

Site Type: Specific:
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Site of United Methodist Church built in 1805 as Wesleyan Chapel, rebuilt 1830/31, demolished 1956. A stone building. In 1956 the Trustees agreed to amalgamate with Station Road Methodist Church to form the Shiney Row Methodist Church and the chapel was demolished. Present Trinity Methodist Church opened June 24th 1972. Schoolroom (HER 16894) retained as part of the building.

Easting:
3233

Northing:
5253

Grid Reference:
NZ32335253

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, List of Non-Conformist Chapels in Sunderland; Second Edition Ordnance Survey, 1896