St Wilfrid, Newbiggin Hall
St Wilfrid, Newbiggin Hall
St Wilfrid’s is the Church of England parish church of the Newbiggin Hall estate in Newcastle upon Tyne, a 1960s estate church in the Diocese of Newcastle.
- Location
- Newbiggin Hall, Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
- County
- Tyne & Wear
- City / town
- Newbiggin Hall
- Address
- Trevelyan Drive, Newbiggin Hall, Tyne & Wear, NE5 4DA
- Postcode
- NE5 4DA
- Built
- 1965–67
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Wilfrid
- Diocese
- Newcastle
- Parish
- Newbiggin Hall
- Style
- Modernist
- Opening hours
- The church is not normally open at times other than when the building is in use but if you would like to visit please contact us.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets in church
Overview
The housing estate at Newbiggin Hall was built in the 1960s. A contemporary amateur film records construction of the church between 1965 and 1967, including the laying of the foundation stone by Hugh Ashdown, Bishop of Newcastle. The church was dedicated in 1967 as a daughter church to St John’s, Whorlton, to serve the new estate. It stands on Trevelyan Drive in the estate centre.
The building is not on the National Heritage List for England. Published descriptions call it Modernist, with a quadrilateral plan. An official architect’s name has not been confirmed from a list entry or parish history. Exterior repairs and remodelling are reported in 1989.
The legal parish is Newbiggin Hall. No official parish website was found.