The decommissioned St Nicholas' Church on Front Street was destroyed by fire in November 2006. Stan Mapstone -----Original Message----- From: Stan Mapstone <stanmapstone@aol.com> To: ENG-DURHAM@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 9:07 Subject: Re: [ENG-DURHAM] Chapelry of Hetton Le Hole A Chapelry is a church serving a section of a large parish, with a resident priest who was subordinate to the incumbent of the parish. The parish of Hetton-le-Hole was formed 27thy July 1838 from the parish of Houghton-le-Spring, and the church was St. Nicholas built in 1831. http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/recordoffice/dro.nsf/vwebparishes/hetton-le-hole+st.+nicholas Stan Mapstone -----Original Message----- From: Thatcher <thatchd@comcast.net> To: ENG-DURHAM@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 5:32 Subject: [ENG-DURHAM] Chapelry of Hetton Le Hole My ancestors married in the "Chapelry of Hetton Le Hole" according to their marriage entry in 1845, and their residence at the time was Easington Lane. Does this chapel still exist today? Would it be under a different name? I am having trouble finding it. Thank you, KT ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-DURHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-DURHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Stan. After finding out the name of the church from you, I was able to find online pictures of it before and after the fire. I appreciate your explanation and information. KT