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The Church of Saint Matthew is a Church of England Grade II* listed[2] parish church located in the High Elswick area of Newcastle upon Tyne,[3] within the Georgian suburb of Summerhill [4]
| St Matthew's Newcastle | |
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| 54°58′17″N 1°37′45″W / 54.9713°N 1.6292°W | |
| Location | Big Lamp, Summerhill Street, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic / High Church |
| Website | matthewhighelswick.com |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Dedication | Saint Matthew |
| Dedicated | 1870 |
| Consecrated | 1880 |
| Associated people | Father Robert Daunt, Canon Oliver Churchyard.[1] |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Architect(s) | R. J. Johnson (1832 - 1892) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of York |
| Diocese | Diocese of Newcastle |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Northumberland |
| Deanery | Newcastle West Deanery |
| Parish | Newcastle: St Matthew and St Mary |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Fr Richard Deadman |
History
editSaint 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
editSaint 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
edit- ^ https://matthewhighelswick.com/index_htm_files/Lent%20Course%202018%20ia.pdf -- Retrieved January 2023
- ^ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1024757 - Retrieved January 2023
- ^ https://matthewhighelswick.com/building-h.htm - Retrieved January 2023
- ^ https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/summerhill/ - Retrieved January 2023
- ^ https://matthewhighelswick.com/the%20parish-a.htm - Retrieved January 2023
- ^ The St Matthew's Parish Magazine (September 1883) Obituary of The Rev Robert Daunt MA column 4.