A new permanent Wesleyan Methodist church building was opened on Adelaide Terrace in 1899 to replace the Iron Chapel. A large part of the money to build this was contributed by Tyneside businessman and politician Sir W.H. Stephenson. It is named the Bond Memorial after Charlotte Bond, Stephenson’s sister-in-law (who paid much of the costs of the Iron Chapel) and her mother, also called Charlotte Bond. The church building was demolished in 2016.
Info. from: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/demolition-benwell-chapel-causes-stir-10748894 dated 18th January 2016: The St James’ Heritage society has managed to save a war memorial from the building, and is in discussions about a stained glass window. Foundation stones from the church will also be saved and used to create seats in the front garden of Action for Children, a charity based out of the manse next door.
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The Sunday School banner is on permanent display in the Newcastle Methodist District Archives in Felling
See article:
https://stjameschurchnewcastle.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/remembering-the-bond.pdf
for a comprehensive history
Information taken from:
https://stjameschurchnewcastle.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/benwell-churches-heritage-trail-a4.pdf
A new permanent Wesleyan Methodist
church building was opened on Adelaide
Terrace in 1899 to replace the Iron Chapel.
A large part of the money to build this was
contributed by Tyneside businessman and
politician Sir W.H. Stephenson. It is named
the Bond Memorial after Charlotte Bond,
Stephenson’s sister-in-law (who paid much
of the costs of the Iron Chapel) and her
mother, also called Charlotte Bond.
The church building was demolished in 2016.
Info. from: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/demolition-benwell-chapel-causes-stir-10748894 dated 18th January 2016:
The St James’ Heritage society has managed to save a war memorial from the building, and is in discussions about a stained glass window. Foundation stones from the church will also be saved and used to create seats in the front garden of Action for Children, a charity based out of the manse next door.
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