St Chad’s Church, Bensham
St Chad's Church or Church of St Chad is an Anglican parish church in Bensham, Gateshead and a Grade II* listed building. It is a landmark visible from the East Coast Mainline and combines Arts and Crafts and late English Gothic revival architecture.Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Chad” and “St Chad’s”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gateshead Talmudical College and Saltwell Park.
Gateshead Talmudical College
College
Gateshead Talmudical College, popularly known as Gateshead Yeshiva, is located in the Bensham area of Gateshead in North East England. It is the largest yeshiva in Europe and considered to be one of the most prestigious advanced yeshivas in the Orthodox world. Gateshead Talmudical College is situated 1,300 feet north of St Chad’s Church, Bensham.
Saltwell Park
Park
Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saltwell Park is a Victorian park in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Opened in 1876, the park was designed by Edward Kemp and incorporates the mansion and associated grounds of the Saltwellgate estate owner, William Wailes, who sold his estate to Gateshead Council for £35,000. Saltwell Park is situated 2,400 feet southeast of St Chad’s Church, Bensham.
Shipley Art Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: Dposte46, Public domain.
The Shipley Art Gallery is an art gallery in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, located at the south end of Prince Consort Road. It has a Designated Collection of national importance. Shipley Art Gallery is situated 2,300 feet east of St Chad’s Church, Bensham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gateshead and Low Fell.
Gateshead
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in the northeast of England. It stands on the south bank of the River Tyne looking across to Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank.
Low Fell
Suburb
Photo: Meetthefeebles, CC BY 3.0.
Low Fell is a suburb of Gateshead situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. Built predominantly on sandstone, grindstone and clay, it is bordered by Sheriff Hill/Deckham to the east, Saltwell/Bensham to the west, Harlow Green to the south and Shipcote to the north.
Lobley Hill
Suburb
Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lobley Hill is located in the west of the old County Borough of Gateshead within the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, North East England having been previously part of the parish of Whickham.
St Chad’s Church, Bensham
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.94932° or 54° 56′ 58″ northLongitude
-1.61168° or 1° 36′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C6WW9XQ+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 441580351OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17535183
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