St Dominic's Church, Newcastle

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St Dominic's Church
Hexham and Newcastle
DeaneryNewcastle City

St Dominic's Church, formerly St Dominic's Priory Church, is a

Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It was built from 1869 and opened in 1873. It was founded by the Dominican Order. It is located on New Bridge Street, east of Manors railway station, in the Ouseburn area of Newcastle. It was designed by Archibald Matthias Dunn and is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History

Foundation

In 1239,

Dissolution of the Monasteries, the building was demolished. In 1860, the Dominicans returned to Newcastle and in 1863 they bought the site of St Dominic's Church. The site was originally on the line of the eastern extension of Hadrian's Wall between Pons Aelius (Newcastle) and Segedunum (Wallsend).[2]

Construction

In 1869, the foundation stone of the church was laid. On 11 September 1873, Cardinal Manning opened the church. The construction of the church cost £15,000, and it was designed by Archibald Matthias Dunn. According to Historic England, it was built in the Romanesque-Gothic transitional style.[2] The altar of the church came from the original St Andrew's Church on Pilgrim Street in Newcastle, the first Roman Catholic chapel in Newcastle after the Reformation. St Andrew's Church was demolished and rebuilt on Worswick Street in 1875.[3]

In 1887, the priory next to the church was built, St Dominic's Priory. It was designed by Archibald Matthias Dunn with Edward Joseph Hansom. St Dominic's Priory is also a Grade II listed building and was registered on 30 March 1987.[4]

Developments

Additions were made to the church. In 1883, the

stalls from Peterborough Cathedral were given to St Dominic's Church. The stalls were made in 1827, designed by Edward Blore and carved by Francis Ruddle. In 1956, the upper chapel of St Dominic (the Hogg Chapel) was added to the church.[2]

In 2004, the St Dominic's Priory was given to the

Jesuits arrived to begin a city-centre apostolate from St Dominic's.[7]

Parish

The church is part of a partnership of city-centre churches with St Mary's Cathedral and St Andrew's Church on Worswick Street. St Dominic's Church has Sunday Mass on 5:30pm on Saturday and 10:00am and 7:00pm on Sunday.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Church of St Dominic from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 16 April 2021
  2. ^ a b c Taking Stock, Newcastle-upon-Tyne – St Dominic from Historic England, retrieved 16 April 2021
  3. ^ St Andrew's RC Church, Newcastle from The National Archives, retrieved 16 April 2021
  4. ^ Priory of St Dominic from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 16 April 2021
  5. ^ Dominicans to return communities in Glasgow and Durham to dioceses from Catholic Herald, 4 July 2016, retrieved 16 April 2021
  6. ^ Dan Jackson, Newcastle and the Dominicans: an 800-year association from Catholic Herald, 21 July 2020, retrieved 16 April 2021
  7. Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
    . 5 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  8. Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
    , retrieved 16 April 2021

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