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| name = Our Lady and St Cuthbert's Church
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| image = Our Lady and St Cuthbert's Church exterior, Berwick-upon-Tweed.jpg
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| coordinates = {{Coord|55.7696|-1.9994|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
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| location = [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]]
| country = England
| denomination = [[Roman Catholic]]
| website = {{Official|https://diocesehn.org.uk/church/our-lady-and-st-cuthbert-2/}}
| status = [[Parish church]]
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| dedication = [[Mary, mother of Jesus]], [[Cuthbert]]
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| functional status = Active
| heritage designation = [[Grade II listed building|Grade II listed]]
| designated date = 9 February 1996<ref name=list>[https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101270332-our-lady-and-st-cuthberts-roman-catholic-church-to-rear-of-number-64-berwick-upon-tweed Our Lady and St Cuthbert's Church, Berwick] from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 27 April 2022</ref>
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| style = [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
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| completed date = 25 June 1829
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| parish = Berwick
| deanery = Lindisfarne<ref name=dir>[https://diocesehn.org.uk/church/our-lady-and-st-cuthbert-2/ Our Lady and St Cuthbert] from [[Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle]], retrieved 27 April 2022</ref>
| diocese = [[Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle|Hexham and Newcastle]]
| province = [[Archdiocese of Liverpool|Liverpool]]
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'''Our Lady and St Cuthbert Church''' is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[parish church]] in [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]], Northumberland, England. It was built in 1829 in the [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] style, intentionally hidden away from the street. It is located on Ravensdowne to the south of [[Berwick Barracks]] in the centre of the town. It is a [[Grade II listed building]].<ref name=hist>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1270332 Our Lady and St Cuthbert Church], [[Historic England]], retrieved 27 April 2022</ref>
==History==
===Foundation===
During the [[English Reformation|Reformation]] the Catholics in Berwick and the surrounding area were served by [[Jesuit]] [[Priesthood in the Catholic Church|priests]] who were based in [[Berrington, Northumberland|Berrington]] and [[Haggerston, Northumberland|Haggerston]]. In 1799, two French Catholic priests, escaping the [[French Revolution]], were resident in Berwick in a property bought for them by the [[Constable Maxwell-Scott baronets|Sir John Haggerston]]. They celebrated [[Mass in the Catholic Church|Mass]] in a chapel next to the house. In 1810, they were replaced by [[Benedictine|Benedictine priests]].<ref name=stock>[[Historic England]], [https://taking-stock.org.uk/building/berwick-upon-tweed-our-lady-and-st-curthbert/ Berwick-upon-Tweed – Our Lady and St Cuthbert], ''Taking Stock'', retrieved 27 April 2022</ref>
===Construction===
The Benedictine priests, with the [[Haggerston Baronets]], bought the site of the current church. It was built to have a capacity of 300 people. On 25 June 1829, it opened. The old priest house became a school. In 1852, the church was given a painting of the Agony in the Garden by a local man, James Grieve, who was originally given the painting by [[Charles X of France|King Charles X of France]]. In the 1880s, the church was extended, doubling in size. The current [[chancel]] and north window were built. The school building was replaced by St Cuthbert's School, which later moved and the building became the parish centre.<ref name=stock/>
==Parish==
At some point the Benedictine priests left the parish and were replaced by priests from the [[Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle]]. The church is currently served by a [[Carmelite]], Fr Paul Jenkins. The parish is partnered with St Aidan's Church in [[Seahouses]] and St Aidan's Church on [[Lindisfarne]]. Our Lady and St Cuthbert's Church has two Sunday [[Mass in the Catholic Church|Masses]] at 6:00pm on Saturday and 9:30am on Sunday.<ref name=dir/>
==Exterior==
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Our Lady and St Cuthbert's Church entrance, Berwick by Steve Ellwood.jpg|Entrance
File:Our Lady and St Cuthbert's Church rear, Berwick-upon-Tweed.jpg|Back of church
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==See also==
* {{commons category inline|Our Lady and St Cuthbert's Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed}}
* [[Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle]]
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official|https://diocesehn.org.uk/church/our-lady-and-st-cuthbert-2/}}
{{Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle}}
[[Category:Berwick-upon-Tweed]]
[[Category:Grade II listed churches in Northumberland]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1829]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches in Northumberland]]
[[Category:Grade II listed Roman Catholic churches in England]]
[[Category:Gothic Revival church buildings in England]]
[[Category:1829 establishments in England]]
[[Category:19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom]]