| St John's Church, Gateshead Fell | |
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St John's Church, Gateshead Fell
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| OS grid reference | NZ 265 605 |
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| Location | Church Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | www.churchwebsite.org |
| History | |
| Dedication | John the Evangelist |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| 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 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Gateshead Fell |
| Deanery | Gateshead |
| Archdeaconry | Sunderland |
| Diocese | Durham |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Andrew West |
| Laity | |
| Reader | Ruth Grant |
| Churchwarden(s) | Shirley Allan Dominic Plunkett |
| Parish administrator | Linda Summers |
St John's Church, Gateshead Fell, is located in Church Road, Low Fell, 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 has been designated by English Heritage as a 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]
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The church was built between 1824 and 1825 to a design by John Ions.[2] A grant of £1,000 (£70,000 as of 2012)[5] was given towards its construction by the Church Building Commission.[3] In the 1990s alterations were carried out at the rear of the church to create meeting rooms, toilets, and a kitchen.[4]
St John's is constructed in ashlar stone with a Welsh slate roof. Its architectural style is Gothic Revival. The plan of the church consists of a nave, a short chancel, and a west tower with a spire. The tower also has diagonal buttresses and an embattled parapet. The windows along the sides of the church are lancets.[2] The two-manual organ was made by Harrison and Harrison. It replaced an organ made in about 1929 by Blackett and Howden, and was installed in 2000. The organ was formerly in St Aidan's Church, Blackhill, Consett.[6]