Christ Church is a Grade II listed building in the Gateshead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1983. Church. 2 related planning applications.
Christ Church
- WRENN ID
- twisted-chalk-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham MP: Mark Ferguson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1983
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Christ Church, Gladstone Terrace West, NE8 4DR
- OS grid reference
- NZ 254 623
- Coordinates
- 54.95512, -1.60418
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Christ Church, built in 1871 by Adams and Kelly of Leeds, is an example of early Gothic style with French influences. The church is constructed of ashlar and has a steeply pitched slated roof. The design features a long, plain nave extending directly into a chevet at the east end. Aisle elevations are characterised by rows of six cross-gables, punctuated by short buttresses. A shallow, gabled porch is located in the westernmost gable. Windows are predominantly cusped lancets; single windows appear in the clerestory, while elsewhere they are paired, with roundels or quatrefoils above. A pent roof defines the west porch.
Inside, compound piers support the aisles, with capitals decorated by stiff-leaf carvings. A wagon roof is supported by engaged columns. The east end is particularly notable, featuring stained glass panels depicting prophets and saints.
The land for the church was given by Lord Northbourne, and contributions were also received from Lords Northbourne and Joicey.
Local climate
Christ Church receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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