Bensham, Ely Street, Primitive Methodist Church

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    he head of Gateshead's second Primitive Methodist circuit. 1873 by Thomas Southrow of South Shields. Enlarged in 1887. A large Italianate town chapel with a full gallery. Last used by the Methodists in 1963, then sold to the Christadelphians. The building is now a mosque. Ashlar and coursed rubble with ashlar dressings. Slate roof with coped gables and kneelers, plus single gable stack. Red ashlar cill bands and ground floor lintel bands, moulded eaves. 2 storey. Ely Street front.....
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    Link: https://sitelines.newcastle.gov.uk/SMR/8293
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 3 hours, 28 minutes ago
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