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This is looking north towards Christ Church, which was built in 1867 to serve the growing suburb of Staincliffe. It is in the Gothic Revival style with a tall west tower. This was designed to have a spire, but it was not built. In front is a primary school, probably originally associated with the church, and in between, out of site, is the vicarage.

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Victorian Mansion mysteriously burnt down on 2nd March 2008. Hopefully they will catch whoever did it.

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Dist:1.0km east<br/>This is unofficially used as a footpath and graffiti art gallery. The tramway carried coal from mines in Soothill.

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Dist:1.0km west<br/>The building on the right was the Sunday School when it was built in 1856; it has an inscription in the pediment: 'Independent Day and Sabbath Schools. Anno Domini 1856'. It is now the chapel (United Reform Church) and the newer building next door has been converted into flats. This was built in 1890 and is quite an amazing building, with a Classical front which the CofE of the time would perhaps have considered pagan architecture, and an exuberant tower (Italianate?) on each side.

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Dist:1.0km west<br/>This fine old house is easy to miss when travelling on the A638 (High Street), as it has no windows on that side and instead faces a 20C estate road, Hill Top Estate. It was built in the early 18C, but still has the four to six light mullioned windows typical of the 17C. Note the cross on the top of the gable. The wall in front is quite new, built since it was photographed for the imagesof england.org.uk site in August 2004. The Upper Independent Chapel can be glimpsed in the background.

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