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Church of St John the Evangelist


St John's in the parish church in Birtley. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Durham on 9th August 1849. Shortly afterwards on the 8th of January 1850 Birtley became a Parish in its own right, having previously been part of the Parish of Chester-le-Street. By 1880 the town population had grown rapidly to nearly 3,600 and it became necessary to extend the Church; 2 transepts were added to the sides of the nave giving the building it's present cruciform shape.[1] The church is a Grade II listed building on the National Heritage List for England.

Birtley Grade II Listed Churches and Cathedrals Historic Buildings and Monuments in Gateshead 1850
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St John The Evangelist Church, Birtley
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CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST - Birtley - List Entry
- "Parish church. 1849-50 by Pickering. Snecked tooled sandstone, blue Lakeland slate roofs. Aisleless nave, west tower flanked by single-storey half-octagonal ended proj- ections, south porch; double-gabled transepts; short one-bay chancel …
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Tyne and Wear HER(8344): Birtley, Birtley Lane, Church of St. John the Evangelist
- "Parish church. 1849-50 by Pickering. Snecked tooled sandstone, blue Lakeland slate roofs. Aisleless nave, west tower flanked by single-storey half-octagonal ended proj- ections, south porch; double-gabled transepts; short one-bay chancel …
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Birtley Parish Church - St John The Evangelist
- Official Website of the Church. The Website includes a page on the church's history. "Birtley is in Deanery of Chester-le -Street and the Diocese of Durham. Until the mid 19th …
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List number: 1355096
List grade: 2
Tyne & Wear HER: 8344
Post code: DH3 2PJ
Borough: Gateshead
Grid ref: NZ2744555622

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