24 Front Street and church

HER Number

8569

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

24 Front Street and church

Place

East Boldon

Map Sheet

NZ36SE

Class

Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad

Place of Worship

Site Type: Specific

Church

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Church built in 1906. Has a tall strong gable end to the street. Bright red brick with a Welsh slate roof, arched windows and sandstone detailing. Now in use as auction rooms along with No. 24 which still has a domestic appearance with a front garden and brick boundary wall. There is a large recent extension to the rear.

Easting

436420

Northing

561310

Grid Reference

NZ436420561310

Sources

North of England Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, February 2006, East Boldon Conservation Area Character Appraisal; East Boldon School Centenary 1885-1985; M. Linge, The Story of Boldon; A. Middleton, 1983, Boldon's Witness in Church and Community; N. Pevsner, 1953, The Buildings of England: County Durham; W. Wilson, 1935, A Short History of Boldon