Description

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

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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

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Hilda's Church, South Shields at Wikipedia
• St Hilda's Church, South Shields official website
• Wikidata Q15979364

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  For the Record
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas