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St Matthew's Newcastle
54°58′17″N 1°37′45″W / 54.9713°N 1.6292°W / 54.9713; -1.6292
Location	Big Lamp, Summerhill Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Anglo-Catholic / High Church
Website	matthewhighelswick.com
History
Status	Active
Founded	1869
Dedication	Saint Matthew
Dedicated	1870
Consecrated	1880
Associated people	Father Robert Daunt, Canon Oliver Churchyard.[1]
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Architect(s)	R. J. Johnson (1832 - 1892)
Administration
Province	Province of York
Diocese	Diocese of Newcastle
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Northumberland
Deanery	Newcastle West Deanery
Parish	Newcastle: St Matthew and St Mary
Clergy
Priest(s)	Fr Richard Deadman

The Church of Saint Matthew is a Church of England Grade II* listed^[2] parish church located in the High Elswick area of Newcastle upon Tyne,^[3] within the Georgian suburb of Summerhill ^[4]

Saint Matthew's was formed out of Saint John's parish in November, 1869, and the Parish is the home of four former parishes - Saint Philip (Elswick), Saint Augustine (Brighton Grove), Saint Matthew (Big Lamp), and Saint Mary the Virgin (Rye Hill).^[5]

Saint Matthew's was founded after the foundations of the Catholic Revival had been set; with its first Vicar, Father Robert Daunt, being described by the time of his death as "a decided High Churchman, [who] had held strong views on the question of the independence of the Church in spiritual matters.".^[6] As such, the church has, from its founding, followed the Anglo-Catholic High Church tradition — a rarity within the diocese.

• The Parish Church of Saint Matthew
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