St Hilda's Church, South Shields

Church in Tyne and Wear, England
54°59′47.25″N 1°26′15.81″W / 54.9964583°N 1.4377250°W / 54.9964583; -1.4377250LocationSouth Shields, Tyne and WearCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandChurchmanshipAnglo-CatholicWebsiteChurch websiteHistoryStatusActiveArchitectureFunctional statusParish churchCompleted1811AdministrationDioceseDiocese of DurhamArchdeaconrySunderlandDeaneryJarrow

St Hilda's Church, South Shields is a Grade II listed parish church in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. It is part of the Church of England.[1]

History

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. Some restoration work was carried out in 1675 by Robert Trollope. In 1753 a north aisle was added to the church. It was then mostly rebuilt between 1810 and 1881 and the interior galleries are supported on cast iron columns. The rebuilding of the church incorporated the font of 1675 by Robert Trollop, and a Gilt chandelier dating from 1802.

The church is most famous for the model of a lifeboat by William Wouldhave dating from 1802 which is suspended from the ceiling.

Organ

In 1788 Donaldson of York built an organ for the west gallery, which was rebuilt by J W Walker in 1850.

The current organ is a fine instrument by Thomas Christopher Lewis, built in 1866. It was his first major build outside of London and includes a fine case designed by J F Bentley which measures 26 ft high, 13 ft wide and 18 ft in breadth. It was rebuilt and enlarged by five stops in 1904 by Nicholson & Lord. A full restoration was carried out in 2003/2004 by Harrison & Harrison. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[2]

Ernest Farrar held the position of organist from March 1910 to August 1912.[3]

A stone dated 1710 in the grounds of St. Hilda church

References

  1. ^ The Buildings of England : Newcastle and Gateshead: Nikolaus Pevsner.
  2. ^ "Durham Shields, South, St. Hilda, Market Place [N14939]". The British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. ^ "War Composers - the music of World War I. A biography of Ernest Bristow Farrar". www.warcomposers.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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