Church Street, Church of St. Mary
Church Street, Church of St. Mary
HER Number
284
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Church Street, Church of St. Mary
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Parish Church
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
The church is of Norman origin - the evidence includes the hoodmould of the south door of the nave decorated by the nutmeg motif. There are signs of many later additions, alterations and replacements, particularly in the 12th, 14th and 15th centuries. Later restoration work occurred in 1740, c. 1773, 1838-9, 1854 & 1874-5. LISTED GRADE 1
Easting
425430
Northing
563680
Grid Reference
NZ425430563680
Sources
<< HER 284 >> W. Hutchinson, 1787, History of...Durham, II, 466-9
R. Surtees, 1820, History of...Durham, II, 118-25
W.H. Knowles & J.R. Boyle, 1890, Vestiges of old Newcastle and Gateshead, pp. 137-49
W.H. Wood, 1909, Ancient Grave Cross,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, III (for 1907-08), 318-19
C.H.H. Blair, 1931, Armorials in the Parish Church of St. Mary, Gateshead, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 4, IV (for 1929-30), pp. 209-11
M.H. Dodds,ed. 1951, Extracts from the Churchwardens' Accounts of St. Mary's Parish Church, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 4, XI, 101-14, 186-8, 205-16, 224-8, 295-7, 336-43, 368-74
E.M. Smith, 1964, The Parish Church of Gateshead, St. Mary the Virgin, pp. 1-47
N. Pevsner, revised E. Williamson, 1983, The Buildings of England: County Durham pp. 282-3
D. Passmore, 198?, Trial Trenches at St. Mary's Church, Gateshead: Excavation Report
Durham Records Office Parish Records, St. Mary's Church, Gateshead; Thomas Oliver, 1844, Historical and Descriptive Reference to the Public Buildings on the Plan of the Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 14, 29; Thomas Oliver, 1830, Plan of St. Mary's (re-seating) held by Lambeth Palace; NPA, 2010, Gateshead Visitor Centre, St. Mary's Church, Gateshead - Archaeological evaluation, excavation and watching brief report; Ryder, P. 2011, Historic Churches of County Durham, p101
R. Surtees, 1820, History of...Durham, II, 118-25
W.H. Knowles & J.R. Boyle, 1890, Vestiges of old Newcastle and Gateshead, pp. 137-49
W.H. Wood, 1909, Ancient Grave Cross,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, III (for 1907-08), 318-19
C.H.H. Blair, 1931, Armorials in the Parish Church of St. Mary, Gateshead, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 4, IV (for 1929-30), pp. 209-11
M.H. Dodds,ed. 1951, Extracts from the Churchwardens' Accounts of St. Mary's Parish Church, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 4, XI, 101-14, 186-8, 205-16, 224-8, 295-7, 336-43, 368-74
E.M. Smith, 1964, The Parish Church of Gateshead, St. Mary the Virgin, pp. 1-47
N. Pevsner, revised E. Williamson, 1983, The Buildings of England: County Durham pp. 282-3
D. Passmore, 198?, Trial Trenches at St. Mary's Church, Gateshead: Excavation Report
Durham Records Office Parish Records, St. Mary's Church, Gateshead; Thomas Oliver, 1844, Historical and Descriptive Reference to the Public Buildings on the Plan of the Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 14, 29; Thomas Oliver, 1830, Plan of St. Mary's (re-seating) held by Lambeth Palace; NPA, 2010, Gateshead Visitor Centre, St. Mary's Church, Gateshead - Archaeological evaluation, excavation and watching brief report; Ryder, P. 2011, Historic Churches of County Durham, p101