St Paul's Church

St. Paul's is a living church, the parish church of Jarrow. Visitors are welcome to explore this building. The chancel is a direct survival from the 7th century when it was a free-standing chapel in the monastery. Inside the church, cemented into the wall of the tower, is the original stone slab which records in a Latin inscription the dedication of the church on 23 April AD 685.

The inscription reads:

DEDICATIO BASILICAE
SCI PAUL VIIII KL MAI
ANNO XV EFRIDI REG
CEOLFRIDI ABB EIUSDEM
Q ECCLES DO AVCTORE
CONDITORIS ANNO IIII

This translates as: The dedication of the basilica of St. Paul on the 9th day before the Kalens of May in the 15th year of King Ecgfrith and in the fourth year of Abbot Ceolfrith founder, by God's guidance, of the same church.

Behind the church you can see remains of the Benedictine monastery of the Middle Ages which was re-founded on the site of Bede's monastery. Remains of buildings from Bede's day were found in excavations and their positions have been marked out on the ground.

The Jarrow Lecture

The 2007 Jarrow Lecture is:

"The Irish Monastery in the Age of Bede" to be delivered by Dr John Bradley on Friday 25th May in St Paul's Church.

The Lecture is published by the PCC. A list of titles, cost and other details re the Lecture may be obtained from the Lecture Secretary, Mrs Anne Henderson, who can be contacted via the church St Paul's Church, Church Bank, Jarrow NE32 3DZ, Tel 0191 489 7052.

Opening times

St. Paul's Church is opened by volunteers, and can usually be visited during the following times:

• Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00
• Sunday 2.30 - 4.00

To contact St Paul's Church, phone: 0191 489 7052

To contact the Parish Office, phone: 0191 489 1925

For more information, visit the St Paul's Church website