Newcastle, New Bridge Street, Church of the Divine Unity

HER Number:
5970

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, New Bridge Street, Church of the Divine Unity

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Nonconformist Chapel

Site Type: Specific:
Unitarian Chapel

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition. This church was designed by John Dobson. Vacated in 1939 and demolished by 1952.

Easting:
2505

Northing:
6453

Grid Reference:
NZ25056453

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5970 >> A. McMaster, Tyne and Wear Museums,2004, Newcastle Central Library, Princess Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Assessment 1864, 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 25 inch scale, 1850 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1899, 25 inches to one mile scale 1864, Deposited Building Plan, Tyne and Wear Archive Service, T186/11286 S. Middlebrook, 1968, Newcastle upon Tyne - Its Growth and achievement, p 212; T. Faulkner and A. Greg, 1987, John Dobson Newcastle Architect 1787-1865, p 59-60; Malcolm L Scaife, 1974, Newcastle Old and New; Peter F Ryder, 2012, Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Newcastle and N Tyneside, a survey; Newcastle Chronicle, 15 April 1853; Church Calendar July/August 1968; Reverend George Harris 1794-1859, Minister at Newcastle 1845-1859, a Unitarian Publication