St Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

St Bartholomew’s Church, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
St Bartholomew’s Church, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Coordinates: 55°11′06.97″N 1°30′07.67″W / 55.1852694°N 1.5021306°W
Location	Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	stbartholomewsnewbiggin.co.uk
History
Dedication	St Bartholomew
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Administration
Parish	Woodhorn with Newbiggin
Deanery	Morpeth
Archdeaconry	Lindisfarne
Diocese	Diocese of Newcastle

St Bartholomew’s Church, Newbiggin-by-the-sea is a Church of England building in the Diocese of Newcastle.^[1]

History

The church dates from the 13th century^[2] and by the eighteenth century had become a ruin. The nave and chancel were restored in 1845, and a new chancel arch and organ chamber were built in 1898 by W.S. Hicks. The north aisle was rebuilt in 1912.

The church is noted for its dramatic headland site.

Organ

The church had a two manual pipe organ by Nelson and Co dating from around 1910. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[3]

References

1. The buildings of England. Northumberland, Nikolaus Pevsner
2. "Church of St Bartholomew, High Street (east of) Newbiggin by the Sea, Wansbeck, Northumberland". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
3. "R00756 Version 3.1". National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR). Reigate, United Kingdom: The British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 21 February 2014.