The Diocese of Hexham was founded on 29 September 1850, becoming the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in 1861. Today it covers the counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham, and the part of Cleveland north of the River Tees. The cathedral is in Newcastle, and is dedicated to St Mary. 179 churches were visited for Taking Stock (2012).
A modern church notable for its sculptural volume, built at the time of the Second Vatican Council. Major alterations... Read More
An early twentieth-century neo-Romanesque church serving the Tyne Dock area, built by the Hull practice of Brodrick,... Read More
A large Gothic Revival church by Charles Walker of Newcastle, set within an earlier burial ground. The Towneley family... Read More
Built shortly after World War II and despite an evidently modest budget, displaying an enterprising plan and handling... Read More
One of the better post-war churches designed by the prolific architect Thomas Crawford, with a confident west front... Read More
An interwar church built on the site of the stables and coach house of Ragworth Hall, in a simple revival style which... Read More
A large, accretive Gothic Revival church, ranging in date from 1841 to 1909. Its most significant phase is the first,... Read More
A typical post-Vatican II church built to serve a large housing estate, altered in the 1990s. It was economically... Read More
A modest 1950s church design, built for a post-war housing estate. It has a pleasing, if conventional interior... Read More
A functional but well-designed church of the 1960s, reflecting the liturgical changes ushered in with the Second... Read More
A simple brick design of the 1950s, built to serve a post-war housing estate. Its elevated position beside a major road... Read More
A striking design of the 1950s, although some of the quality of the brick detailing is poor on closer inspection. The... Read More
