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Church of St George

A Grade II Listed Building in Stalybridge, Tameside

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Latitude: 53.4874 / 53°29'14"N

Longitude: -2.0579 / 2°3'28"W

OS Eastings: 396255

OS Northings: 398966

OS Grid: SJ962989

Mapcode National: GBR GX23.8L

Mapcode Global: WHB9K.CL9V

Plus Code: 9C5VFWPR+XR

Entry Name: Church of St George

Listing Date: 6 February 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1162957

English Heritage Legacy ID: 212602

ID on this website: 101162957

Location: The Parish Church of St George Stalybridge, Cocker Hill, Tameside, Greater Manchester, SK15

County: Tameside

Electoral Ward/Division: Stalybridge North

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Stalybridge

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

Church of England Parish: Stalybridge St George

Church of England Diocese: Manchester

Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival

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Description


SJ 99 NE, 4/141

STALYBRIDGE,
CHURCH WALK (east side),
Church of St. George

II

Church. 1838-40. By Sharpe for the Church Commissioners.
Watershot stone with slate roof. Nave and aisles under one
roof with small chancel and west tower (galleries have been
removed and the rear partitioned off). Projecting plinth
and coped gables and eaves. 7-bay aisles have thin
weathered buttresses (set back at corners), a gallery door
in the west bay (now blocked) and lancet shaped windows but
with two lights and geometrical tracery - an early example of
the revival of this type. 1-bay chancel with 4-light east
window. 3-stage tower has octagonal corner piers which are
buttressed and rise as pinnacles, windows (as above) to the
second and third stage and a clock aperture in stage two.
Interior: chamfered nave arcade on octagonal columns with
moulded heads. Coved ceiling. Alabaster font in the form of
an angel holding a shell. Organ by Renn. Stained glass by
Lightfoot. Carved timber pulpit, reredos and organ casing.


Listing NGR: SJ9625598966

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