| St. George's Church | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Victorian architecture |
| Town or city | Beckenham, Kent |
| Country | England |
| Construction started | 12th Century / 1885 |
| Completed | 1887 |
| Demolished | c.1885 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Ragstone masonry with ashlar dressing |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | W. Gibbs Bartleet |
St. George’s Church, Beckenham is the Church of England parish church of Beckenham, Kent.
St George's church is the principal parish church, and is in the centre of Beckenham.[1] It has been extensively rebuilt, but has a 13th century lychgate that is said to be the oldest in England.[2][3]
The church was originally built in the twelfth century and survived as a “humble medieval church until it was rebuilt 1885-1887 as a “confident town church” by local architect W. Gibbs Bartleet in ragstone with ashlar dressing. The pinnacled southwest tower is the focal point of High Street and was completed in 1902-1903. The stained glass was created 1963-1966 by Thomas Freeth. The numerous monuments, many of outstanding quality by monumental masons such as Thomas Adye, John Hickey, John Flaxman, Sir Frances Chantrey, Henry Weekes and Gaffin, were transferred from the old church to the new, as was the church plate. William, Lord Aukland has his memorial within the church and was buried in the churchyard, which features a number of good eighteenth-century gravestones.[4]
Nearby churches include St. Barnabas on Oakhill Road (A. Stenning & H. Hall, 1878 or 1884), Christ Church, Fairfield Road (Blashill & Hayward, 1876), St. Edmund’s Catholic Church, Village Way (J. P’Hanlon Hughes, 1937), St. James, St. James’ Avenue (A.R. Stenning, 1879–1898), St. Michael and All Angels, Ravenscroft Road (W. H. Hobday & F. H. Maynard, 1955–1956), St. Paul, Brackley Road (Smith & Williams, 1872), Holy Trinity, Lennard Road (E.F. Clarke, 1878), Baptist Church, Elm Road (Appleton & E. W. Mountford, 1889), Congregational Church, Crescent Road (J. W. & R. F. Beaumont, 1887-8), Methodist Church (James Weir, 1887).[4]
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