Our Lady and St Oswin's Church, Tynemouth

In 1869, a mission was started in Tynemouth. On 15 August 1871, the Feast of the Assumption, a temporary church was opened by Bishop James Chadwick of Hexham and Newcastle on Front Street. The church was named the same as the priory down the road from it.

At the time of the construction of the church, the priest was Canon George Howe. He worked on getting the church built. On 8 September 1889, the foundation stone was laid. The church was designed by Edward Joseph Hansom and Archibald Matthias Dunn and cost £2,500 to build. The organ was made to Howe's specifications. On 1 June 1890, the church was opened by Bishop Thomas Wilkinson. In 1941, an explosion damaged the church and the presbytery. It was accidentally caused by a sea mine in the castle ditch. In the church, the doors and windows were damaged as well as the roof slates and timbers. The presbytery was damaged so severely that it was demolished, creating the current space open…