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Key Image Cathedral Church of St Mary
Clayton Street West
NE1 5HH Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Geogr. Coordinates: 54.96919° N, 1.61952° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1844
Architectural style: Gothic Revival
Building type: Hall church
Description: Three-aisled hall church of the Gothic Revival with a laterally attached west tower
Name derivation: From Mary, Jesus’s mother
Outside facilities
  • George Basil Hume Memorial Garden (2002; with a platform mirroring the shape of Lindisfarne Island, sculpture with Old English inscription “Caedmon’s Hymn”)
Organ
  • 2012–13 built by Kenneth Tickell; 49 stops, 3 manuals and pedal
Noteworthy
  • Ornamental floor tiles (1844, renewed 2012)
History:
1842:   Start of construction
1844:   Consecration
1850:   Elevation to cathedral
1872:   Completion of the tower
2013:   Construction of the choir gallery and the current organ
Important persons:
Patron:  Mary (c. 22 BCE – c. 48 CE, mother of Jesus [featured article])
Sources
Cathedral Church of St Mary: Cathedral Church of St Mary, Informationsblätter in der Kirche
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