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| 54°59′37″N 1°25′46″W / 54.9936°N 1.4294°W / 54.9936; -1.4294 | |
| OS grid reference | NZ366667 |
| Location | South Shields |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founder(s) | Canon Waterton |
| Dedication | Bede |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Designated | 31 August 2016 |
| Architect(s) | Thomas Cooke Nicholson Gibson Lidbetter |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 27 May 1874 |
| Completed | 22 August 1876 |
| Construction cost | 11,000 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Hexham and Newcastle |
| Deanery | Bede - South Tyneside |
| Parish | St Bede and Ss Peter & Paul |
St Bede's Church is a Catholic parish church in South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It was built from 1874 to 1876 in the Gothic Revival style of architecture. It is located on Westoe Road, south of Crossgate near the town centre. In 2016 it was designated a Grade II listed building.
History
Foundation
In the first half of the 19th century, the Catholics in South Shields had to travel to North Shields to go to Mass. St Cuthbert's Church there was the closest church to them at the time. In 1832, a Sunday school was started in the Mill Dam area of the town. On 4 December 1849, St Cuthbert's Church in South Shields was opened. It was on Western Approach and the building was a former protestant chapel. It was opened by Bishop William Hogarth, the Apostolic Vicar of the Northern District. He became the first Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle the following year. Later a school and a presbytery were added to the church.
Construction
By the early 1870s, St Cuthbert's Church had become too small to accommodate its congregation. The site of the current church on Westoe Street was purchased by the priest Canon Waterton. On 27 May 1874, the foundation stone of St Bede's Church was laid. The architect was recorded by Nikolaus Pevsner in The Buildings of England as being Gibson Lidbetter under the supervision of Thomas Cooke Nicholson. On 22 August 1876, the church was opened. Construction work was delayed because of problems with laying the foundations on quicksand. That foundation work also increased the cost of constructing the church. Initially, the cost of building the church was supposed to be around £8,000, but it increased to £11,000. On 14 September 1949, the costs of the church were finally paid off and the church was consecrated by Bishop Joseph McCormack of Hexham and Newcastle.
Developments
In 1913, a new parish school was built on Derby Street. In 1971, the school was replaced by the current primary school. Also in 1971, the parish hall opened. It was on the site of the former Marsden Miners’ Hall. Later, the parish hall was moved into the renovated and enlarged presbytery basement. In 1965, the church was refurbished, and then in 1972 it was refurbished.
Parish
St Bede’s Catholic Primary School is located in the parish, adjacent to west of the church. St Bede's Church is in the same parish as Ss Peter and Paul Church. St Bede's Church has two Sunday Masses at 5:00 pm on Saturday and at 9:00 am on Sunday. Ss Peter and Paul Church has its Sunday Mass at 11:00 am.
See also
References
- Roman Catholic Church of St Bede and attached Presbytery including attached walls and detached wall to south from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 16 December 2024
- ^ Directory from Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, retrieved 21 December 2024
- "Roman Catholic Church of St Bede and attached Presbytery including attached walls and detached wall to south, Non Civil Parish - 1431017 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ^ "South Shields - St Bede". Taking Stock. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
External links
Media related to St Bede’s Church, South Shields at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
