Church

St Nicholas, Gosforth

St Nicholas, Gosforth

St Nicholas’s on Church Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, is a Grade II parish church whose tower and west end were built in 1799 by John Dodds after demolition of an earlier church, with additions by John Dobson in 1820.

Location
Gosforth, Tyne & Wear
Country
England
County
Tyne & Wear
City / town
Gosforth
Address
Church Road, Gosforth, Tyne & Wear, NE3 1BJ
Postcode
NE3 1BJ
Built
1799 tower and west end; 1820 additions; 1912–13 and 1950 additions
Architect
John Dodds (1799); John Dobson (1820)
Denomination
Church of England
Dedication
Nicholas
Diocese
Newcastle
Parish
Gosforth St Nicholas
Grade
II
Style
Georgian; later aisled extensions
Materials
Sandstone ashlar, graduated Lakeland slate roof
Grid reference
NZ 250 680
Opening hours
Open 7.30am to 5.30pm during school term times.
Access
Level access to the main areas

Overview

Historic England records sandstone ashlar and a graduated Lakeland slate roof: a three-stage west tower with an octagonal stone spire, aisled nave, and a chancel with a small apse. Further additions date from 1912–13 and 1950. Round-headed windows sit in tall round-arched panels; the interior has elliptical nave arcades and an Ionic chancel arch. Listed Grade II on 10 November 1949 (NHLE 1355218). The parish is Gosforth St Nicholas, in the Diocese of Newcastle.

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