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

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 2002 Jarrow Lecture will be given in the church by-

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 BMcAllister, 28 Kitchener Terrace, Jarrow, NE32 5PU.

OPENING TIMES

St. Paul's church is usually open to visitors during the following times:
Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00
Sunday 2.30 - 4.00