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 very modest and cheaply built church of the inter-war period.The church was built in 1923 to serve the... Read More
The oldest church in the diocese still in use, built in 1798 on land given by the Smythe family (who also owned the... Read More
A striking building, both inside and out, by an architect who combined twentieth-century forms and techniques with... Read More
Charles Walker’s finest church in the diocese and a building of cathedralesque proportions. St Patrick’s was... Read More
A Gothic Revival church of the 192os. The budget was evidently tight but the result is nonetheless an attractive... Read More
A plain but subtly-detailed church of the early 1960s, quietly contemporary in character. The interior has good, solid... Read More
An 1850s Gothic Revival church, of fairly simple external appearance but with a impressive interior space. Its tall,... Read More
A large and imposing modern Gothic design on a prominent corner site. The church has a good interior, with several... Read More
An early work by David Brown, in a fairly traditional style and with a conventional longitudinal plan. The interior is... Read More
A dual-purpose church and hall, built in the 1970s to serve a housing estate, and incorporating some historic features... Read More
The mother church of Gateshead and a powerful design by A.M. Dunn. Inside, the church is of lofty proportions and... Read More
A simple modern church of the early 1960s, with a concrete portal frame and good internal use of materials. The... Read More
