| St. George's Church | |
St. George's Church, viewed from the west
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St. George's Church
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| OS grid reference | SD 203 688 |
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| Location | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St. George, Barrow-in-Furness |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | Duke of Buccleuch, Duke of Devonshire |
| Dedication | Saint George |
| Significant associated people | Sir James Ramsden |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 6 May 1976 |
| Architect(s) | E. G. Paley, Paley and Austin |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1859 |
| Completed | 1883 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Slate with sandstone dressings Slate roofs |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St. George with St Luke Barrow-in-Furness |
| Deanery | Barrow |
| Archdeaconry | Westmoreland and Furness |
| Diocese | Carlisle |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Ian Malcolm Harvey |
St. George's Church is in Central ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is the oldest active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Barrow in the archdeaconry of Westmoreland and Furness (the Diocese of Carlisle). Its benefice is united with those of St Aidan, Newbarns, St Luke, Risedale, and St Perran, Roose.[1] The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[2] It stands at the southeast extremity of the town.[3]
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The church was built between 1859 and 1861, to a design by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley. Its patrons were the Duke of Buccleuch and the Duke of Devonshire.[2] It was built at the suggestion of Sir James Ramsden to be the parish church in the developing town of Barrow-in-Furness. However it was left in a peripheral position as the town grew away from it, and especially when the railway station was relocated in 1882. The north aisle was added in 1867. In 1883 the Ramsden Chapel was added, and the chancel was increased in size, being made higher and longer.[4] This work was carried out by the partnership of Paley and Austin.[5] The stained glass in the east window was destroyed in the Second World War. In 1982 the north aisle was partitioned off, and most of its furnishings were removed.[4] Since the partitioning, the north aisle has been used as a church hall.[2]
St. George's is constructed in dry-jointed slate with red sandstone dressings; the roofs are slated. Its plan consists of a five-bay nave with north and south aisles under separate roofs, south and west porches, a two-bay chancel with a chapel to the south, an organ chamber and a vestry to the north, and a tower at the west end of the south aisle. The tower is in three stages with diagonal buttresses, and an octagonal stair turret at its southeast corner. The parapet is embattled. The windows contain Geometric tracery.[2]
The arcades are carried on alternate octagonal and circular piers, their capitals being carved with foliage.[2] The stained glass in the east window dates from 1951 and was designed by A. F. Erridge of Whipple and Company. Also in the church is stained glass by Hardman, and by Shrigley and Hunt.[4] The three-manual organ was built in 1881 by Young.[6]