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Silksworth - St. Leonard's (RC) Churchyard, Sunderland

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ387534

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The Catholic Church, dedicated to St. Leonard, is a neat stone building in the Early English Style, situated on the north side of the road between New Silksworth and Ryhope, close in to the former. It was built in 1872 by the late Mrs. Beckwith, who also left a small endowment. The church consists of nave and chancel, having a small octagonal tower surmounted by a belfry at the south-west angle. The chancel is of apsidal form, very tastefully decorated ; the seating is for 310. The house for the priest is attached to the east end of the church, and there is a small burial-ground. Rev. Bernard Darley is the priest.