South Shields, Tyne and Wear, S Hilda
| Place | South Shields S Hilda |
| Metropolitan borough | South Tyneside |
| Lieutenancy area | Tyne and Wear |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Durham |
| Dove tower ID | 12219 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–3–27 in GSee below |
| Grid reference | NZ360670 |
| Latitude & longitude | 54.99681, -1.43737View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | NE33 1BH |
| Diocese | Durham |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 4324 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | https://northeastbells.co.uk/south-shields/ https://dandn.org/central-district/#South-Shields |
| Affiliation | Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 8, tenor 9–3–27 in G
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 9–3–27 (1119 lb or 508 kg) in G (763.5 Hz) |
| Practices | Thu (1st) 19:00 |
| Projects & overhauls | 1996 Transferred from Blackhill, Durham, S Aidan Bells removed from Blackhill and hung in South Shields the same year. The following events happened while the ring was at Blackhill, Durham, S Aidan 1922 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created) Ring installed |
| Peals | View 66 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–0–25 | 1532.2 | G | 24.38″ | 1922 | Mears & Stainbank | D | FC | |||
| 2 | 3–2–2 | 1444.2 | F♯ | 25.56″ | 1922 | Mears & Stainbank | D | FC | |||
| 3 | 3–3–15 | 1285.4 | E | 27.00″ | 1922 | Mears & Stainbank | D | FC | |||
| 4 | 4–1–22 | 1144.0 | D | 29.00″ | 1922 | Mears & Stainbank | F | FC | |||
| 5 | 5–0–26 | 1017.3 | C | 31.19″ | 1922 | Mears & Stainbank | F | FC | |||
| 6 | 6–0–8 | 961.6 | B | 33.31″ | 1922 | Mears & Stainbank | F | FC | |||
| 7 | 6–2–26 | 856.7 | A | 35.31″ | 1922 | Mears & Stainbank | F | FC | |||
| 8 | 9–3–27 | 763.5 | G | 40.06″ | 1922 | Mears & Stainbank | F | FC |
Update log
| 13/08/2026 | North East Bells URL added; Durham and Newcastle DA URL amended [Mike Chester, Webmaster] |
| 09/01/2026 | Transfer event updated [Keltek] |
| 11/10/2021 | 1-8: nominal, canons added; 1-8: diameter, notes amended [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via David Sloman] |
| 22/05/2019 | Indication of available toilet facility added [Chris Mansfield via e-mail] |