Walker Parish Church (also known as Christ Church Walker) is an Anglican Church in the Diocese of Newcastle Upon Tyne
The Church was built in 1848 to a design by architect Mr AB Higham of Wakefield, in the late 13th style. The Church was originally built to serve the 19th century population of Walker. Many of the congregation were employed in the surrounding coal pits, shipyards and engineering works. Much of the funding for original building and subsequent development of the Church over the years has come from the owners and families of the shipyard, coal and engineering companies in the area, such as Swan, Mitchell, Wigham and Richardson. Some of the windows in the Church and a number of artefacts are dedicated in gratitude to the memory of those families.
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