Bishopwearmouth, Hylton Road, Church of St. Mark

HER Number:
6049

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Bishopwearmouth, Hylton Road, Church of St. Mark

Place:
Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Church

Site Type: Specific:
Parish Church

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Parish church, 1872 by Joseph Potts and Son; major benefactor was James Hartley, glassmaker. Snecked stone with ashlar dressings, Welsh slate roof, with fishscale bands on chancel, stone gable copings and bellcote. All doors boarded with elaborate hinges. North door under gable with fleur-de-lys finial. Interior - painted plaster, arch-braced collar and king post roof. Tiled chancel floor, painted Gothic stone pulpit with brass and wrought-iron rail. Stained glass includes high quality St George in north porch. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
3873

Northing:
5698

Grid Reference:
NZ38735698

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest 920-1/4/126