On 14th January 1903 Lord Barnard Lodge (then based at the Freemasons Hall at Ingham Street) agreed to acquire the premises of the Tyne Dock Unionist Club in Whitehead Street, Tyne Dock. The Hall was opened on 26th April,1904 by the Provincial Grand Master, The Rt. Honourable, The Lord Barnard. A special Lodge Meeting was held to mark the occasion. In 1907 Lord Barnard Lodge was joined by John Readhead Lodge which remained at Whitehead Street until 1925 when it transferred to the newly opened Hedworth Hall. Tyne Dock Lodge No. 4218 was consecrated on 16th April 1921 and Gothic Lodge No. 6749 on 27th November 1948.
The Hall continued to operate until 1952 when Lord Barnard Lodge resolved to sell the Building to the Perseverance Social Club. The Hall was closed on 7th July, 1952 and the three Craft Lodges plus two Royal Arch Chapters and one Mark Lodge moved to the Hedworth Hall.

The Hall cost £2,247.00. The Foundation Stone was laid on 9th June 1884. The brethren, in full Masonic Regalia and headed by the band of the Third Durham Artillery Volunteers, marched in procession to the site of the new Hall. The Foundation Stone was laid by the Mayor of South Shields, W. Bro. T.G. Mabane. After the ceremony a banquet was held in the Golden Lion Hotel, was attended by 130 Brethren. The Hall was opened on 9th February 1885, the Regular Meeting of St. Hilda Lodge. The St. Hilda and Hadrian Lodges remain there to this day. In 1925 the hall was extended and improved. The Lodge Room was enlarged, the Banqueting Hall extended to accommodate 170 diners and new Club Rooms, Kitchen, Servery added. The Craft continued to flourish in the town and on 17th December 1891 a new Lodge, Hedworth No. 2418 was consecrated at Ingham Street where it continued to meet until 1925 when it moved to its own newly built Hall in Dean Road.
The Lord Barnard Lodge No. 2935 was consecrated on 16th October 1902 and The John Readhead Lodge No. 3217 was consecrated on 1st June 1907. The Lord Barnard Lodge remained at Ingham Street until 1904 when it moved to its own premises at Whitehead Street, Tyne Dock. The John Readhead Lodge moved to Whitehead Street immediately after the Consecration. The last Lodge to be consecrated at Ingham Street was the Caer Urfa Lodge No. 4345 on 23rd November 1921 and is still based there. Wrekendike Lodge No. 6401 met at Ingham Street from March 1947 to May 1990 after which it transferred to the Hedworth Hall. The closure of the Hedworth Hall in 2007 saw the transfer of all the Masonic organisations residing there to the Ingham Street Hall.

Floor 3, Trunit House. Newcastle Buddhist Centre offers courses in meditation and Buddhism and has a teaching team including members of the Triratna Buddhist Order.

Established in 2002. Diamond Way Buddhism is a network of lay meditation centres within the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by Lama Ole Nydahl and under the spiritual authority of H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje. The Diamond Way is part of the Kagyu lineage, which traces its history back through the Karmapas – the first reincarnated Buddhist teachers – and other accomplished yogis such as Tibet’s great yogi Milarepa, to masters of Mahamudra like Tilopa and Saraha in northern India, and right back to the time of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni, 2,500 years ago. The meditation methods have been used in a similar form for centuries. The centre holds guided Buddhist meditation class – 16th Karmapa meditation and courses on Buddhism. Small library. Associated with the Apple café, 182 Heaton Road.

Compassion Centre is a place where anyone can learn to meditate, discover how to apply Buddha’s teachings. Compassion Centre is part of the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union.

Vivekarama Monastery. With great help from The Venerable Ashin Nandapala, Vivekarama Charity is established in Sunderland. The next nearest Buddhist Monastery is at 2 Harnham Hall Cottages, Belsay.

Hindu temple.

Premises of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The Hare Krishna movement is a spiritual society founded by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in July 1966 in New York. ISKCON's teachings follow the principles of Sanatana dharma, which denotes the eternal activity of all living beings. There are over 400 temples. The Newcastle temple was founded in 1987. The presiding deities of ISKCON Newcastle are Sri Sri Panchatattva {info taken from ISKCON Newcastle's website). The building was previously a bank. Red brick and slate roof.