Church of St Simon is a Grade II listed building in the South Tyneside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1983. Church.
Church of St Simon
- WRENN ID
- lunar-niche-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Tyneside
- Constituency
- South Shields MP: Emma Lewell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1983
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Simon, Simonside
- OS grid reference
- NZ 349 643
- Coordinates
- 54.97215, -1.45582
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Simon, built in 1879-80 by architects Austin, Johnson and Hicks, is a charming small church constructed from roughly coursed rubble with ashlar dressings, designed in the late Gothic style. It features a simple rectangular layout without aisles or a separate chancel, with a vestry located on the north side. The south side boasts a gabled porch, while decorative bargeboards and other details enhance its appeal. An elegant octagonal fleche indicates the chancel's position. The side windows are square-headed, the west window has a segmental hood, and the east window features a pointed arch.
Local climate
Church of St Simon receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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