St George's Church, Portobello

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St George's Church from the south east
St George's Church from the south east

St George's Church, Portobello was a Church of England church in the City of Sheffield, England. It is now part of the University of Sheffield and functions as a lecture theatre and student housing.

St George's was the first of three churches to be built in Sheffield under the so-called Million Pound Act of 1818 (The other two being St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane and St Phillip's Church, Netherthorpe)[1]. The church was designed by Woodhead & Hurst[2] and cost £15,181. It was built in the perpendicular style, 122 feet long and 67 feet wide—consisting of a flat-ceilinged nave with six bays, a single bay chancel, and a 140 foot high tower[3]. Galleries extended the length of the north and south walls, and there was a two-tiered gallery on the west wall. In all, the church could seat 2000 people. The foundation stone was laid on 19 July 1821[4], and the church was consecrated by Archbishop Vernon Harcourt on 29 June 1825.

The church closed in 1981 and was unused for a number of years. It was acquired by the University of Sheffield, and in 1994 it was converted for use as a lecture theatre and student accommodation[2]. Prior to this it had been the last of the Million Pound Churches in Sheffield to retain its original form. It is a Grade II listed building[5].

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  1. ^ Withers, Colin Blanshard (1998). Yorkshire Parish Registers. Yorkshire Wolds Publications ISBN 0-9532029-0-9. Section on the Million Act transcribed by permission of the author at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/CBW/YPRsMillionAct.html
  2. ^ a b Harman, R. & Minnis, J. (2004) Pevsner City Guides: Sheffield, p88. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10585-1
  3. ^ Levesley, Gerald (1975). Third Jubilee: The History of the Church and Parish of St. George, Sheffield 1825—1975. Published by The Parochial Church Council of St. George, Sheffield.
  4. ^ St George, Portobello. Sheffield & District Family History Society (accessed 11 February 2006).
  5. ^ English Heritage (1973) Church of St George. Images of England (accessed 11 February 2006).
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