Tyne and Wear HER(8102): South Shields, Westoe Road, Church of St. Michael - Details
8102
S Tyneside
South Shields, Westoe Road, Church of St. Michael
South Shields
NZ36NE
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Place of Worship
Church
Early Modern
C19
Extant Building
1881-82. Austin, Johnson and Hicks architects.
1886. The hammerbeam roof put in.
1894. The north and south aisles added.
1909. The tower built.
Built in red brick with ashlar dressings. In the "Decorated" style with a certain
French feeling which with the combination of the brick and stone imparts an air of
richness and elaboration.
The nave and chancel under the one high pitched roof.
The aisles have flat roofs.
The most original feature is the free standing octagonal campanile at the south-east
corner.
Has a window by Kempe. LISTED GRADE 2
3691
6624
NZ36916624
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 12/74; N. Pevsner (second edition revised by Elizabeth Williamson), 1983, The Buildings of England - County Durham, page 417