South Shields, Laygate Lane, Baptist Tabernacle

HER Number:
17658

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Laygate Lane, Baptist Tabernacle

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Nonconformist Chapel

Site Type: Specific:
Baptist Chapel

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

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.

Easting:
3629

Northing:
6613

Grid Reference:
NZ36296613

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Peter Ryder, 2017, Nonconformist Chapels in South Tyneside