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North Sunderland tower (North Sunderland and Seahouses)

(NU 21203145) Peel. (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 north west of the church [NU 21163147]. (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. (5a-b)
N5900
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Medieval (1066 to 1540)
Conservation area


Source of Reference
Local History of North Sunderland and Seahouses

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