Chapel Road, Church of St Bede
Chapel Road, Church of St Bede
HER Number
8021
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Chapel Road, Church of St Bede
Place
Jarrow
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Roman Catholic Church
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
RC parish church. 1860-62 with additions built by J Storer in 1883. Coursed squared sandstone; roof of Welsh slate. Oriented north-south; full-width low entrance porch added at ritual west, large aisled ritual south transept of 1883.
First building early English style, additions perpendicular. 3-bay nave with lancets; transept of 4 bays with a large rose window over elaborately decorated door in gable, having ogee drip mould with angel stops and fleur-de-lis finials; south elevation: at aisle level a string returning with griffin stops and at each end a 2-light window; 4 perpendicular windows in the clerestory; a 5-light window in the south gable, having canopied niches either side between 2 octagonal
turrets with dragons and gargoyles; east gable rendered. LISTED GRADE 2
First building early English style, additions perpendicular. 3-bay nave with lancets; transept of 4 bays with a large rose window over elaborately decorated door in gable, having ogee drip mould with angel stops and fleur-de-lis finials; south elevation: at aisle level a string returning with griffin stops and at each end a 2-light window; 4 perpendicular windows in the clerestory; a 5-light window in the south gable, having canopied niches either side between 2 octagonal
turrets with dragons and gargoyles; east gable rendered. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
432930
Northing
565118
Grid Reference
NZ432930565118
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 1/82; http://taking-stock.org.uk/Home/Dioceses/Diocese-of-Hexham-Newcastle/Jarrow-St-Bede; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1025197