Church Of St Aidan

The Church of St. Aidan is a parish church built between 1885 and 1886 by H. Morton of South Shields. It is constructed from snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings and features a graduated Scottish slate roof. The church has a nave, north and south aisles, a north porch, and a chancel with north and south porches, all designed in the Early English style.

On the north front, the chancel porch has a semi-circular drip-mould over a large six-foil window set in a chamfered stone surround, positioned above paired lancets. The aisle includes a straight-headed door, one lancet, and three paired lancets. The north porch features a pointed arch door with four chamfers and a drip mould, along with a clerestory. Each bay has three stepped lancets under a drip string, and the building is topped with cross and vane finials.

Inside, the church is finished with brick and sandstone ashlar dressings. It has five-day double-chamfered nave arcades, and the chancel includes a double piscina, a chamfered vestry door, and a mosaic and terrazzo floor. The font and pulpit are adorned with marble inlay. The light shades on the nave arcades were originally used for electric lighting supplied by the nearby colliery.