Church of St. Paul

HER Number:
6745

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Church of St. Paul

Place:
Whitley Bay

Map Sheet:
NZ37SE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Place of Worship

Site Type: Specific:
Church

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Built in 1864 by Salvin, at the expense of the Duke of Northumberland. Snecked sandstone. Three-stage tower with mask corbel table under an octagonal spire. Stained glass - west window to William died 1883, son of W.B. Wilkinson of Newcastle, who in 1854 patented a successful reinforced concrete. North aisle first window by Wailes & Strang. Third window dated 1901 by Camm & Co of Smethwick. Lychgate 1894 by W.S Hicks. The boundary wall includes a grade two listed drinking fountain. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
435380

Northing:
572050

Grid Reference:
NZ435380572050

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
The Archaeological Practice, 2004, The Coliseum, Whitley Bay, Archaeological Assessment; N. Pevsner and I. Richmond, second edition revised by G. McCombie, P. Ryder and H. Welfare, 1992, The Buildings of England: Northumberland, p 625; Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 5/181 and 5/180