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

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. It was built from 1869 and opened in 1873. It was founded by the

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. It is located on New Bridge Street, east of

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, in the

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area of Newcastle. It was designed by Archibald Matthias Dunn and is a Grade II listed building.Church of St Dominic
from ''British Listed Buildings'', retrieved 16 April 2021

History

Foundation

In 1239,

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was established by the

. However, in 1536, with the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the building was demolished. In 1798, St Andrew's Church, the first post-Reformation Catholic Church in Newcastle, was opened on Pilgrim Street. In 1860, the

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returned to Newcastle, working out of St Andrew's Church. In 1863 they bought the site of St Dominic's Church. The site was originally on the line of the eastern extension of

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between

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(Newcastle) and

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(Wallsend).''Taking Stock''
Newcastle-upon-Tyne – St Dominic
from

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, retrieved 16 April 2021

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

, it was built in the Romanesque-Gothic transitional style. The altar of the church came from St Andrew's Church on Pilgrim Street. St Andrew's Church was demolished and rebuilt on Worswick Street in 1875. In 1887, the

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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.

Developments

Additions were made to the church. In 1883, the Father Willis Organ was installed. In 1895, some stalls from

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were given to St Dominic's Church. The stalls were made in 1827, designed by

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and carved by Francis Ruddle. In 1956, the upper chapel of St Dominic (the Hogg Chapel) was added to the church. In 2004, the St Dominic's Priory was given to the

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. In 2016, the

announced that they would leave Newcastle. They left in 2020, and in September 2021 a community of

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arrived to begin a city-centre

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from St Dominic's.

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

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on 5:30pm on Saturday and 10:00am and 7:00pm on Sunday.St. Dominic's Priory Church, Newcastle upon Tyne
from

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, retrieved 16 April 2021

References

External links

*
St Dominic's Church page
on

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