St Hilda's Church, South Shields

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.

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.

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