Catalogue description Holy Name RC Church, Jesmond

This record is held by Tyne and Wear Archives

Details of C.NC80
Reference: C.NC80
Title: Holy Name RC Church, Jesmond
Date: 1901-1993
Related material:

For more information on the parish and church please see pamphlet 1633 in the searchroom library, "The History of the Holy Name Parish, Jesmond."
Held by: Tyne and Wear Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Holy Name Roman Catholic Church, Jesmond
Physical description: 11 series + 11 files
Immediate source of acquisition:

Accession 3230
Subjects:
  • Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  • Religion
Administrative / biographical background:

The parish of Holy Name, Jesmond was founded on 1 December 1901. The first proper church opened on 18 January at St Georges Terrace. It was built of iron and was only supposed to be temporary but it survived for almost twenty seven years. In its early years the parish also included the district of Benton. In February 1906 St Aidans, Benton was established. The present church was begun in 1928 and was officially opened on 19 November 1929.
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