Westoe Road, Church of St. Michael
Westoe Road, Church of St. Michael
HER Number
8102
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Westoe Road, Church of St. Michael
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
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
1881-82. Austin, Johnson and Hicks architects.
1886. The hammerbeam roof put in.
1894. The north and south aisles added.
1909. The tower built.
Built in red brick with ashlar dressings. In the "Decorated" style with a certain
French feeling which with the combination of the brick and stone imparts an air of
richness and elaboration.
The nave and chancel under the one high pitched roof.
The aisles have flat roofs.
The most original feature is the free standing octagonal campanile at the south-east
corner.
Has a window by Kempe. LISTED GRADE 2
1886. The hammerbeam roof put in.
1894. The north and south aisles added.
1909. The tower built.
Built in red brick with ashlar dressings. In the "Decorated" style with a certain
French feeling which with the combination of the brick and stone imparts an air of
richness and elaboration.
The nave and chancel under the one high pitched roof.
The aisles have flat roofs.
The most original feature is the free standing octagonal campanile at the south-east
corner.
Has a window by Kempe. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
436910
Northing
566240
Grid Reference
NZ436910566240
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 12/74; N. Pevsner (second edition revised by Elizabeth Williamson), 1983, The Buildings of England - County Durham, page 417