Hartlepool Bombardment (Baptist) Church


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Reference WMO/286512

Address:

Headland Baptist Church

Baptist Street

Headland

Hartlepool

TS24 0QN

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Chapel/church
Materials:
  • Brick Brick
  • Glass Glass
  • Stone Stone (any)
  • Stone Slate
Lettering: No lettering
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Church. The former Church was destroyed in the Bombardment of 16 December 1914 and rebuilt on the same site. A bottle was supposedly placed in a recess with a piece of the German shell which destroyed the old Church. Among those killed were Mr W Houton (the Sunday School Secretary) and 7 of the Sunday School Children. The Church was briefly called the Bombardment Memorial Church in 1921 but soon reverted to Hartlepool Baptist Church becoming Headland Baptist Church in the early 21st century. This description of the new Church is taken from the Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail dated 20 June 1921- "Built of pressed brick to the level of the window sills and then rough cast to the eaves. The roof is covered with blue slates, and altogether it presents a pleasing appearance which is enhanced by the lead lighted windows. The interior is divided into two main sections- the Church proper and the school room. These are separated by a folding screen, so that the seating capacity can be largely increased when necessary. The building can provide accommodation for about 250 people and 200 scholars.". The choir is placed on a raised platform at the eastern end, at the rear of which is a recess which will contain the pipe organ presented by The Carnegie Trust. The ceiling is high, which renders the acoustic properties of the building very good indeed. The plastered ceiling is relieved by ornamental plaster arches at intervals supported by polygonal pillars."
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