St John's Church, Gateshead Fell | |
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54°56′18″N 1°35′19″W / 54.9383°N 1.5885°W | |
OS grid reference | NZ 265 605 |
Location | Church Road, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | St John, Gateshead Fell |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | John the Evangelist |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 26 April 1950 |
Architect(s) | John Ions |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1824 |
Completed | 1825 |
Construction cost | £2,742 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Stone, slate roof |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Durham |
Archdeaconry | Sunderland |
Deanery | Gateshead |
Parish | Gateshead Fell |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Revd Danie Lindley |
Assistant priest(s) | Revd Ken Coulson |
Curate(s) | Revd John Mayes |
Laity | |
Churchwarden(s) | Catherine Mayes Yvonne Stonebank |
Parish administrator | Diane Kindred |
St John's Church, Gateshead Fell, is in Church Road, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Gateshead, the archdeaconry of Sunderland, and the diocese of Durham.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.[3] The church stands at the highest point in Gateshead.[4]