Parish Notes Durham
Silksworth St Matthew
[Population 1911: 7,389]
Parish Notes Durham
[Population 1911: 7,389]
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The church of St. Matthew, erected in 1871, is a building of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, south porch and a small turret containing 2 bells: in the chancel is a stained memorial window to the late William Robinson Robinson esq.: a beautiful chapel in the south nave was given in 1914 by Miss Gregson, in memory of her parents; new choir stalls, clergy desks and an oak pulpit were provided by the parishioners in 1917 as a memorial to the 6th Marquess of Londonderry: the church was restored at a cost of £1,265, and was renovated in 1914. There are sittings for 460 persons. The register dates from the year 1872. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value from the Eccleasiastical Commissioners £400, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Durham, and held since 1914 by the Rev. William Atkinson M.A. of Durham University, and surrogate. [Kelly's Durham Directory (1925), page 402.]
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