Church in Newcastle, England
St Stephen's Church is a redundant Anglican church on Brunel Terrace, Low Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne , England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building ,[ 1] Churches Conservation Trust .[ 2]
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] vested in the Trust on 18 March 1987.[ 4]
The main part of the church building was found to have been suffering from dry rot and was demolished between 1987 and 1988.[ 5] [ 5] [ 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] ring of eight bells which were cast in 1880 by John Taylor of Loughborough .[ 6]
See also
References
^ a b Historic England , "Church of St Stephen, Newcastle upon Tyne (1355238)" , National Heritage List for England , retrieved 11 April 2015 ^ a b St Stephen's Church, Low Elswick, Tyne & Wear Churches Conservation Trust , retrieved 18 October 2016 ^ St. Stephen's , retrieved 21 September 2010 ^ Diocese of Newcastle: All Schemes (PDF) , Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England , 2010, p. 2, retrieved 3 April 2011 ^ a b Morton, David (2 February 2022). "An abandoned church in Newcastle's West End, nearly 40 years after it closed" . Chronicle Live . Retrieved 24 November 2023 . ^ Newcastle upon Tyne, Low Elswick, S Stephen Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers , retrieved 21 September 2010
