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 small but substantial Victorian Gothic church of the 1870s built to serve a mining community which has now... Read More
A good, well-detailed Neo-Romanesque design of the early twentieth century, about which information is surprisingly... Read More
A simple functional modern church building of little architectural interest.The first Catholic church at Chopwell... Read More
A post-war church in the Early Christian style, designed by local architect Anthony J. Rossi. Several furnishings were... Read More
A small modern church of 2009. The first church was built in 1954-55, an early design by Anthony Joseph Rossi... Read More
A 1930s brick church with a traditional basilican plan. Although not of special architectural interest, it is has... Read More
A Gothic Revival design converted from an old cow barn, originally by John Dobson and much altered in the later... Read More
A distinctive design of the 1960s, by a Newcastle architect who built a number of churches in the diocese. The external... Read More
A modern building that fits in well with the surrounding new town estate it was built to serve. The interior is... Read More
A 1950s brick church in the modern Romanesque manner, with an Italianate tower. The church occupies a prominent site,... Read More
A substantial Gothic Revival church of the mid-1850s by E.W. Pugin, with an interior of much beauty. The church... Read More
The church was built in 1970 to serve the expanding population of this part of the North Tyneside conurbation. The... Read More
