St Hildas Church is the parish church of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[1] The church is located in Old Hartlepool on the Headland. It is one of the many visible buildings on Hartlepools skyline.
| Church of St Hilda, Hartlepool | |
|---|---|
 Photograph of St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool, County Durham | |
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| 54°41′43″N 1°10′54″W / 54.69537°N 1.18177°W | |
| OS grid reference | NZ528336 |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
Clifton-Taylor includes it in his list of "best" English parish churches[2] and describes it as "a glory of Early English architecture in its earliest and purest phase" and as an "architectural gem".[3]
The tower contains three bells hung for change ringing, all cast in 1819 by Thomas II Mears, however these are considered 'unringable' as the tower is thought to be too weak to deal with the forces associated with change ringing.[4]
References
edit- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Hilda, Headland (1263355)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 April 2015
- ^ Clifton-Taylor 1974, p. 242.
- ^ Clifton-Taylor 1974, pp. 19
- ^ "Dove Details", dove.cccbr.org.uk, retrieved 11 February 2019
- Bibliography
- Clifton-Taylor, Alec (1974), English Parish Churches as Work of Art, London: Batsford, ISBN 0 7134 2776 0
External links
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