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Monument Number 8317
Hob Uid: 8317
Location : Northumberland North Sunderland
Grid Ref : NU2116031470
Summary : Site of a pele tower, demolished circa 1790.
More information : [NU 21203145] Peel [G.T.]. (Site of). (1) The tower in North Sunderland was demolished c 1790 when the present church and vicarage were built, and no trace of it remains. During demolition several score of coins ranging from Elizabeth to Anne were found. (2) It stood about 20 yards NW of the church. [NU 2116314]. (3) No visible remains. The present whereabouts of the coins is unknown. (4) Listed by Cathcart King and Dodds. The building was 24 feet square, two-storeyed with a vaulted ground floor. It was demolished in 1832 to make way for the church. (5,6)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Pele Tower
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Demolished 1832
Monument End Date : 1832
Monument Start Date : 1832
Monument Type : Pele Tower
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : NU 23 SW 2
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1968-10-29
End Date : 1968-10-29

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 8317