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Church of St Hilda

A Grade II Listed Building in South Shields, South Tyneside

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9968 / 54°59'48"N

Longitude: -1.4372 / 1°26'13"W

OS Eastings: 436105

OS Northings: 567063

OS Grid: NZ361670

Mapcode National: GBR LBDN.NK

Mapcode Global: WHD4R.WNTQ

Plus Code: 9C6WXHW7+P4

Entry Name: Church of St Hilda

Listing Date: 27 February 1950

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1232156

English Heritage Legacy ID: 407494

ID on this website: 101232156

Location: South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, NE33

County: South Tyneside

Electoral Ward/Division: Beacon and Bents

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: South Shields

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear

Church of England Parish: South Shields St Hilda with St Thomas

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description


1.
5102 MARKET PLACE
Church of St Hilda
NZ 3667 SW 4/41 27.2.50

II

2.
Tower C18.
Body of church rebuilt 1810-11.
Ashlar, hipped slate roof.
Two tiers of windows, the lower ones tall, the upper ones small "clearstory", all
with semi-circular hoods.
Apse with 3 lights.
Tuscan doorcase to former entrance in centre of north wall.
West tower has rusticated quoins, contains semi-circular headed west door. Above
this a circular window, then 2 stages with louvred belfry openings, finally a clock.
pyramidal slate roof behind parapet. To either side of tower, vestry with "Venetian"
window and external stairs to gallery.
Interior a single space with galleries supported on cast iron columns.
Font 1675 by Robert Trollop,
Gilt chandelier 1802.
Model of lifeboat 1802 suspended from ceiling.
Organ case J F Bentley 1865-6.
The church, the parish church of South Shields is said to be on the site of a chapel
founded by St Aidan circa AD 647 and placed in charge of St Hilda.


Listing NGR: NZ3610567063

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