| St John's Church, Gateshead Fell | |
| Pushpin Map: | Tyne and Wear |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Map Caption: | Location in Tyne and Wear |
| Location: | Church Road, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear |
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 54.9383°N -1.5885°W |
| Osgraw: | NZ 265 605 |
| Denomination: | Anglican |
| Website: | St John, Gateshead Fell |
| Dedication: | John the Evangelist |
| Status: | Parish church |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Heritage Designation: | Grade II |
| Designated Date: | 26 April 1950 |
| Architect: | John Ions |
| Architectural Type: | Church |
| Style: | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking: | 1824 |
| Completed Date: | 1825 |
| Construction Cost: | £2,742 |
| Materials: | Stone, slate roof |
| Parish: | Gateshead Fell |
| Deanery: | Gateshead |
| Archdeaconry: | Sunderland |
| Diocese: | Durham |
| Province: | York |
| Vicar: | Revd Danie Lindley |
| Curate: | Revd John Mayes |
| Asstpriest: | Revd Ken Coulson |
| Warden: | Catherine MayesYvonne Stonebank |
| Parishadmin: | Diane Kindred |
St John's Church, Gateshead Fell, is in Church Road, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Gateshead, the archdeaconry of Sunderland, and the diocese of Durham. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission. The church stands at the highest point in Gateshead.
| Short Title: | Gateshead Fell Church Act 1809 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act for building a Church on Gateshead Fell, in the Parish of Gateshead. |
| Year: | 1809 |
| Citation: | 49 Geo. 3. c. cxvi |
| Royal Assent: | 27 May 1809 |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Geo3/49/116/pdfs/ukla_18090116_en.pdf |
| Collapsed: | yes |
In 1809, an inclosure act, section 12 of the Gateshead Inclosure Act 1809 (49 Geo. 3. c. cxxxv) set aside an acre of land at Gateshead Fell to build a church, and another act of Parliament passed the same day, the (49 Geo. 3. c. cxvi) decreed that there be a church built on it.[1] A grant of £1,000 was given towards its construction by the Church Building Commission. Designed by John Ions, the foundation stone was laid by Rev. John Collinson, at a "lofty eminence" on Sour Milk Hill, on 13 May 1824.[1] Building continued into the next year and the church was consecrated on 30 August 1825.[1] The total cost was £2,742 .[2] In the 1990s alterations were carried out at the rear of the church to create meeting rooms, toilets, and a kitchen.
St John's is constructed in ashlar stone with a Welsh slate roof. Its architectural style is Gothic Revival. The plan of the church consists of a nave, a short chancel, and a west tower with a spire. The tower also has diagonal buttresses and an embattled parapet. The windows along the sides of the church are lancets. The two-manual organ was made by Harrison and Harrison. It replaced an organ made in about 1929 by Blackett and Howden, and was installed in 2000. The organ was formerly in St Aidan's Church, Blackhill, Consett.