▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁by ▁George ▁Hudson ▁E sq ▁M . P . ▁The ▁design ▁included ▁a ▁sp ire ▁project ed ▁to ▁be ▁ ▁high ▁sitting ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁tower , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁never ▁added . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁opened ▁for ▁worship ▁on ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁deb t ▁took ▁some ▁time ▁to ▁pay ▁off , ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Dur ham ▁agreed ▁to ▁consec rate ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁it ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁vest ries ▁were ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁by ▁W . S . ▁H I cks . ▁ ▁Organ ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁services ▁were ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁Ser aph ine . ▁A ▁pipe ▁organ ▁was ▁presented ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁by ▁Nathan iel ▁Ple ws , ▁which ▁was ▁second ▁hand ▁from ▁Bed ale ▁church . ▁However , ▁this ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁uns atisf actory ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁a ▁new ▁organ ▁was ▁installed ▁by ▁Mr . ▁Nich ol son ▁of ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne ▁which ▁included ▁parts ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁organ . ▁The ▁cost ▁was ▁£ 1 5 0 . ▁ ▁This ▁organ ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁when ▁a ▁ 2 ▁manual ▁organ ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁H . S . ▁Vincent ▁and ▁Company ▁of ▁S under land . ▁The ▁opening ▁rec ital ▁was ▁given ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1