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St Stephen's Church, Low Elswick 
Tower of St Stephen's Church, Low ElswickLocation in Tyne and Wear
St Stephen's Church, Low ElswickCoordinates: 54°57′49″N 1°38′24″W / 54.9635°N 1.6401°W OS grid reference NZ 231 632 Location Brunel Terrace, Low Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne,
Tyne and WearCountry England Denomination Anglican Website Churches Conservation Trust History Dedication Saint Stephen Architecture Functional status Redundant Heritage designation Grade II Designated 14 June 1954 Architectural type Church Style Gothic Revival (Decorated) Groundbreaking 1866 Completed 1868 Closed 1 January 1984 Specifications Materials Sandstone, Welsh slate roof St Stephen's Church, Low Elswick, is a redundant Anglican church in Brunel Terrace, Low Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2]
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History
The foundation stone of the church was laid by Sir William Armstrong on 19 November 1866. Building was completed in 1868 and it was dedicated by Charles Baring, Bishop of Durham, during that year.[3] It was declared redundant on 1 January 1984 and was vested in the Trust on 18 March 1987.[4] Only the base of the tower is available for public access.[2]
Architecture
The church is constructed in sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. As built, its plan consisted of a nave with north and south aisles and a west porch, a north transept, a chancel with a north aisle, and a northwest tower. Its architectural style is Decorated Gothic Revival. The tower is in three stages with triple bell openings, a corbel table, and a battlemented parapet. Flying buttresses lead up to a tall octagonal spire with lucarnes.[1] It contains a ring of eight bells which were cast in 1880 by John Taylor of Loughborough.[5]
See also
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England
References
- ^ a b "Church of St Stephen, Newcastle upon Tyne", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1355238, retrieved 18 May 2011
- ^ a b St Stephen's Church, Low Elswick, Tyne & Wear, Churches Conservation Trust, http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/St-Stephens-Church-Low-Elswick-Tyne-Wear/, retrieved 28 March 2011
- ^ St. Stephen's, Elswick Parish of St Stephen and St Paul, http://elswickchurch.org/page26.html, retrieved 21 September 2010
- ^ (PDF) Diocese of Newcastle: All Schemes, Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2010, p. 2, http://www.churchofengland.org/media/810770/newcastle%20-%20all%20schemes.pdf, retrieved 3 April 2011
- ^ Newcastle upon Tyne, Low Elswick, S Stephen, Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers, http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=newcastle&Submit=+Go+&page=2&DoveID=NEWCASUTL, retrieved 21 September 2010
Categories:- Churches in Newcastle
- Grade II listed buildings in Tyne and Wear
- Grade II listed churches
- Gothic Revival architecture in England
- Religious buildings completed in 1868
- 19th-century Anglican church buildings
- Anglican congregations established in the 19th century
- Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
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