---
title: "St Nicholas, Gosforth"
description: "Located in Gosforth, Tyne & Wear. Built 1799 tower and west end; 1820 additions; 1912–13 and 1950 additions. Diocese of Newcastle. Grade II. Georgian; later aisled extensions style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Tyne & Wear","Gosforth","Grade II","Georgian","John Dobson"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-nicholas-gosforth"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T01:43:59.778Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-07T14:53:51.333Z"
location: "Gosforth, Tyne & Wear"
country: "England"
county: "Tyne & Wear"
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"
dedications: ["Nicholas"]
diocese: "Newcastle"
grade: "II"
style: "Georgian; later aisled extensions"
materials: "Sandstone ashlar, graduated Lakeland slate roof"
website: "http://www.gosforthparishchurch.org.uk/"
openingHours: "Open 7.30am to 5.30pm during school term times."
parish: "Gosforth St Nicholas"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1355218"
gridReference: "NZ 250 680"
accessNotes: "Level access to the main areas"
---

# 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.

## 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.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1355218](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1355218)
- [Gosforth Parish Church](http://www.gosforthparishchurch.org.uk/)