Sacred Heart Church, North Gosforth
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| name = Sacred Heart Church
| fullname = Sacred Heart Catholic Church
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| location = North Gosforth
| country = England
| former name = Anglican church of St Mary
| dedicated date = 24 June 1912
| heritage designation = Grade II
| designated date = 18 October 2006
| people = Thomas Eustace Smith
William Morris
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| style = Early English Gothic
| completed date = 1860s
| denomination = Roman Catholic
| diocese = Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
| parish = Sacred Heart Parish, North Gosforth
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| priest = Father Michael Weymes
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| deacon = John Hawthorne
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| website = http://www.sacredheartng.org.uk/
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The Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic church and ecclesiastical parish in North Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. Situated between Wideopen village to the north and Gosforth Park to the south, the church was made a Grade II listed building in 2006.{{NHLE |date=18 October 2006 |desc=Sacred Heart Church |num=1391786 |accessdate=21 March 2020}} It is notable for its stained glass windows bearing designs by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, in particular Sir Edward Burne-Jones.{{cite web |author= |date=January 2009 |title=Sacred Heart Church, Wideopen Conservation Area Character Appraisal |url=https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/sites/default/files/web-page-related-files/sacred%20heart%20CA%20CA.pdf |publisher=North Tyneside Council |location=Wallsend |access-date=21 March 2020}}
History
= St Mary's Church =
The church is a 19th-century former Anglican church, built and donated by Thomas Eustace Smith in the 1860s, and named St Mary's. Use of the church fell following the more general use of St Columba's church in Seaton Burn, which was closer to most of the parish, and the church later closed.
= Sacred Heart Church =
The church was bought in 1911 by Bishop Richard Collins, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and endowed to the Diocese. Mass was first led by the Bishop on 28 January 1912, and the church was formally dedicated to the Sacred Heart on 24 June 1912.{{cite web|title=Sacred Heart, Church History|url=http://www.sacredheartng.org.uk/history.htm|publisher=Sacred Heart RC Church, North Gosforth|accessdate=7 September 2012}}{{cite magazine |title=Sacred Heart Church in Gosforth to celebrate centenary |url=http://northeast.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/sacred-heart-church-in-gosforth-to-celebrate-centenary-41404/# |url-status= |magazine=North East Life |access-date=7 September 2012}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}
== List of Incumbent Priests ==
| class="wikitable" | |
| Date | Incumbent |
|---|---|
| 1912–1918 | George C. Jeffreys {{efn|Curate of St. Aidan's RC Church, Benton.}} |
| 1918–1921 | C. Bede Tuohey |
| 1922–1925 | Charles Hart |
| 1925–1926 | None {{efn|Served from St Charles Church, Gosforth.}} |
| 1926–1937 | Charles Hart |
| 1930–1937 | C. Bede Tuohey |
| 1937–1948 | William T Harris |
| 1948–1949 | James O'Brien |
| 1949–1962 | James Phelan |
| 1962–1964 | William McKenna |
| 1964–1984 | Edward Ord |
| 1984–2000 | Thomas Cass |
| 2000–2008 | Joseph Travers |
| 2008–2020 | James Dunne |
| 2020–2022 | William Agley {{efn|Also priest of St Charles Church,Gosforth.}} |
| 2022-present | Michael Weymes {{efn|Also priest of St Charles Church, Gosforth.}} |
Architecture
Built in the 1860s, the church is designed in the Early English Gothic style, although much of the masonry is brick rather than more traditional stone. The architect is unknown, but due to a number of similarities to the church of Baldersby St James in North Yorkshire, the parish believes that it is the work of William Butterfield or one of his students.
= Stained glass windows =
The church is notable for its stained glass windows, bearing designs by Pre-Raphaelite artists Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown and William Morris.{{cite web|title=Sacred Heart, Burne-Jones Windows|url=http://www.sacredheartng.org.uk/windows.htm|publisher=Sacred Heart RC Church, North Gosforth|accessdate=7 September 2012}}
See also
Notes
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References
{{Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle}}
Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom
Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in the 1860s
Category:Grade II listed churches in Tyne and Wear
Category:Roman Catholic churches in Tyne and Wear