St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne

The St. Mary's Cathedral in north-east England Newcastle upon Tyne is the bishop's church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. Built in 1842-1844 neo-Gothic hall church is considered one of the masterpieces of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. It is listed as a Grade I building.

History

The history of the Catholic community of Newcastle began with the emancipation of Catholics in England and the Irish immigrants in the course of industrialization. St. Mary's Church was built as a parish church in 1850 Cathedral of the newly established Diocese of Hexham in the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England.

Bomb damage in World War II did repair work required. An extensive refurbishment and redesign took place from 1980 to 1998.

Architecture and Facilities

The cathedral is held in the English Decorated style. It has the unusual shape of a siebenjochigen hall church with three through ships, of which the middle wider, but is only slightly higher. They carry separate gable roofs with open trusses. The sanctuary is not architecturally discontinued. The high square tower with pyramidal helmet on the western south side was added in 1872. On the south side of the eastern parish building in the Tudor style joins.

From the equipment especially the large neo-Gothic triumphal cross, the figure- rich altarpiece and the picture window from the 19th and 20th centuries are remarkable.