Weight: 417 lbs Diameter: 25.88" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1925
Dove Bell ID: 52900 Tower ID: 19472 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Crosby: St George
Overview
Grid reference: SE 890 118
Consecrated 1926 Architect H.C. Corlette A brick building consisting of (unfinished) nave and aisles, chancel, Lady Chapel and two vestries. A third west bay to the nave plus baptistry and towers were planned but never completed. The church has no churchyard just a small strip of grass to the east and north. The area in which the church is situated is one of terraced housing with a redundant school to the south and across a car park to the north the former vicarage (now a Sikh Temple).
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
2-bay aisled nave with clerestory. North porch. Chancel with Lady Chapel to north and vestry and ancillary rooms to south. Bellcote at east end of south aisle. Boiler chamber below south-east corner.
Dimensions:
Approximate: Nave 12m (40ft) x 5m (16ft), aisles 3½m (12ft) wide, chancel 9m (30ft) long.
Description of Archaeology and History
Scunthorpe is an industrial town which grew rapidly in the 19th century as a result of the rise in the iron industry, encompassing five villages in the process.
Major Hubert Christian Corlette designed the church c 1914. Corlette was in partnership with Sir Charles Nicholson between 1895 and 1914, their work together is considered of national significance. An ICBS grant of £300 was awarded towards the new build which replaced a wooden army hut which had provided temporary accommodation on the site. Construction commenced on June 21 1924 as recorded by a foundation stone in the east elevation. The church as built is two bays shorter than Corlette’s original design. Church rooms were attached to the west in 1969. The single-storey building was rebuilt in 1997(?) and is owned and run by a separate charity.
The NMR's national historic environment database shows a range of prehistoric and Roman finds within the area of Scunthorpe though the archaeological potential for the immediate side is low.
Exterior Description
The sizeable red brick church is fairly simple in construction with flat roofs to north and south aisles and a seperate community centre attached to the west through which regular access to the church is gained. A vestry and choir vestry are attached to the south-east corner.
The north elevation is of three bays, each containing three sets of tall lancet windows with decorated tracery. A flat-roofed north porch is attached between the second and third bay. The three lancets repeat on the south side and within the east and west elevations. The east gable has stone copings and a finial, and at ground level brick buttresses clasp the angles of the east end. At the west end the gable is finished in weatherboarding and the brickwork has been left unfinished where additional bays ought to have extended.
Building Fabric and Features
Nave
20th century 2-bay aisled nave
Clerestory
20th century
Porch
20th century north
Chancel
20th century
Lady Chapel
20th century
Vestry
20th century
Bellcote
20th century east end of south aisle
Boiler Room
20th century below south-east corner
Building Materials
Brick
20th century red
Limestone
20th century surrounds
Slate
20th century nave roof
Interior
Interior Description
Inside the nave has a high timber-framed canted ceiling with papered boards (red in nave, pale in aisles) which creates a lofty space, the aisle ceilings are flat. Short supports projecting from the trusses above the wall-plate appear superfluous and suggest a different roof structure may have been envisaged. Short stone octagonal piers to north and south carry wide, plain brick pointed arches forming three-bay arcades. The walls are wood panelled to sill-height and the remainder is painted with the brickwork of the window surrounds and arcades left exposed. Open wood screens at the east end of the aisles separate the main space from the Lady Chapel and vestries.
The nave has a hard magnasite floor surface with carpeted nave aisle and Lady Chapel. An altar has been brought down into the body of the church and seating arranged to face it from north, south and west. Wooden chairs provide seating, arranged in rows behind panelled oak frontals. Two rows of oak benches remain at the west end of the nave.
The chancel is raised by three steps with a further step up to the sanctuary. Two tones to the floor surface indicate where the choir stalls would have originally stood. The panelled oak choir stall frontals have been pushed back against north and south walls. The organ chamber is raised in a gallery above the south side and the Lady Chapel, with modern upholstered chairs, is to the north. Both are separated by open wood screens painted in grey with red, blue and gold embellishment similar to the pulpit. A stone sedilia is set within the south wall.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
20th century painted wood in Early English style with gold embellishment
Reredos
20th century curtain to east wall with extensions, four gold angels holding candles surmount poles at each corner
Pulpit
20th century painted and gilded wood with linen-panel effect
Lectern
20th century oak pedestal
Font (component)
20th century square stone font with text around exterior top edge and oak cover
Rail
20th century oak
Plaque (component)
20th century lots of identical small brass plaques set into a dado
Organ (component)
20th century two manuals by Walker and Taylor
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: SE 890 118
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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