St Matthew's Newcastle
54°58′17″N 1°37′45″W / 54.9713°N 1.6292°W / 54.9713; -1.6292
LocationBig Lamp, Summerhill Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic / High Church
Websitematthewhighelswick.com
History
StatusActive
Founded1869
DedicationSaint Matthew
Dedicated1870
Consecrated1880
Associated peopleFather Robert Daunt, Canon Oliver Churchyard.[1]
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Architect(s)R. J. Johnson (1832 - 1892)
Administration
ProvinceProvince of York
DioceseDiocese of Newcastle
ArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of Northumberland
DeaneryNewcastle West Deanery
ParishNewcastle: St Matthew and St Mary
Clergy
Priest(s)Fr Richard Deadman

The Church of Saint Matthew is a Church of England Grade II* listed[2] church located in the High Elswick area of Newcastle upon Tyne,[3] within the Georgian suburb of Summerhill [4]

History

Saint Matthew's was formed out of Saint John's parish in November, 1869, and the Parish is the home of four former parishes - Saint Philip (Elswick), Saint Augustine (Brighton Grove), Saint Matthew (Big Lamp), and Saint Mary the Virgin (Rye Hill).[5]

Tradition

Saint Matthew's was founded after the foundations of the Catholic Revival had been set; with its first Vicar, Father Robert Daunt, being described by the time of his death as "a decided High Churchman, [who] had held strong views on the question of the independence of the Church in spiritual matters.".[6] As such, the church has, from its founding, followed the Anglo-Catholic High Church tradition — a rarity within the diocese.

References

  1. ↑ https://matthewhighelswick.com/index_htm_files/Lent%20Course%202018%20ia.pdf -- Retrieved January 2023
  2. ↑ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1024757 - Retrieved January 2023
  3. ↑ https://matthewhighelswick.com/building-h.htm - Retrieved January 2023
  4. ↑ https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/summerhill/ - Retrieved January 2023
  5. ↑ https://matthewhighelswick.com/the%20parish-a.htm - Retrieved January 2023
  6. ↑ The St Matthew's Parish Magazine (September 1883) Obituary of The Rev Robert Daunt MA column 4.
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