Does anyone know the name of a Scottish Church in Sidecliffe Road, Sunderland from the 1920's ? My grandmother keeps mentioning it, as a possible place for a marriage of a relation, but I cannot find what church she is talking about ? My grandparents were married at New Lodge Street, Prespertarian Church, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland. Are records for this church available anywhere. Tyne & Wear archives don't seem to have these. Cheers, Andrew
Andrew - I think that your mother is referring to the church that is now called 'The United Reform Church'. Alan Vickers.
Hello Andrew If my memory serves me right when as a child I sat the Sunderland Scripture Exam just as we were known as Hartley Street so Sidecliffe Rd. church was read out in the results as Sidecliffe Road. Also in a book of "Churches and people in a Presbyterian Story" published by St. Georges, Sunderland there is an outline chart which indicates Sidecliffe Rd. as opened in 1910. Was there a street called New Lodge St. in Sunderland ? From the above book " In Monkwearmouth union" (of the Presbyterian Churches) "meant there was two churches of the same denomination within 150 yards of each other. The Scotch Church on North Bridge St. and the former UP Church which had begun as Hamilton St. and now occupied St. Stephens on a site just north of the bridge." Richard ----- Original Message ----- > Does anyone know the name of a Scottish Church in Sidecliffe Road, > Sunderland from the 1920's ? > My grandparents were married at New Lodge Street, Prespertarian Church, > Monkwearmouth, Sunderland. Are records for this church available anywhere. > Tyne & Wear archives don't seem to have these.
hello everyone my ggf, andrew mccletchie, was christened 1887 in the above church can anyone tell me where hamilton street was or is, they lived victor street at the time my 1895 ordnance map of monkwearmouth and southwick does not seem to show hamilton street and of course...if anyone is interested in mccletchie/mcletchie/mclatchie, originally ayrshire, please get in touch cheers andrew silksworth, sunderland
Hi Andrew My mother was born in Hamilton Street Monkwearmouth Shore It was situated beside Hallgarth Square in between Millum terrace and Huddleston Street Hope this helps George