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Abbey Hey: St George
Overview
Grid reference: SJ 892 965
A red-brick Edward Gothic church in an urban setting in south-east Manchester. It is a typical town church in the Arts-and-Crafts influenced Tudor Perpendicular style. St George's was first built in 1903 and then extended to the west in 1907 by the original architects. It consists of an aisled, 5-bay nave with shallow transepts, south-west porch, chancel and south chapel, and organ chamber and vestries on the north.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Aisled nave of 5 bays, shallow transepts, south-west porch, chancel with south chapel, north organ chamber and vestries which project to the north.
Dimensions:
Nave c 23m (75 ft) x 8m (25ft)
Description of Archaeology and History
Built in 1903 by C K and T C Mayor (or Mayer), extended by them to the west in 1907.
Exterior Description
A typical Edwardian red-brick town church, in the usual Arts-and-Crafts influenced Tudor Perpendicular style. All gables have cross finials.
The fenestration is regular, with pairs of square-headed 2-lights in the aisles, no clearstorey. There are 3-lights with 4-centred heads in the west ends of the aisles. The westernmost window in the north wall is stepped up above a doorway with a 4-centred head and moulded Tudor frame, while in the south wall a large gabled porch takes up the whole western bay, with tracery in the gable above a Tudor doorway; even the door has blind tracery. A short path lined by a wooden fence leads to the door from a gateway with brick gate piers with pyramid caps.
The south transept has a shallow protruding porch with a flat roof, above which is a 3-light window with a 4-centred head. The double gables of the north transept have similar windows. The long low gabled vestry block has a square-headed 4-light window in the east wall and a tall chimney at the north end. The short tower rises from the angle of vestry and transept, turning octagonal at the belfry stage, which has lancet openings with louvres below a moulded parapet; this is infested by pigeons and is sprouting.
The east window of the south chapel is a 4-light with a 4-centred head. The chancel east and nave west windows are 5-lights with pointed heads and complex and varied Perpendicular tracery. There is a short polygonal baptistery under the west window with small round-headed lights in the side walls and a square carved panel in the east. There is also a 2-light opening in the gable above the west window.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
East window five lights (l-r) St Augustine of Canterbury, Ave Maria, Christ with Chalice and Bread, Sanctus Johannes and St Chad of Lichfield. Given by the Reverend James Willoughby in memory of his brother John Willoughby
Stained Glass
Lady Chapel east window four lights (l-r) St Anne with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus (as one scene over two central lights with angels overhead), Timothy and Eunice. Alfred William Stell, given by his wife Eleanor.
Stained Glass
North aisle east end, single light depicting St George, a WWI memorial.
Stained Glass
1914
North aisle west end. Single light, the Good Shepherd. James Pollitt November 6th 1914
Stained Glass
1910
South aisle west end. Single light, the Annunciation. Amelia Yates, November 23rd 1910.
Building Materials
Brick
Red brick walls
Slate
Welsh blue slate tile roof
Interior
Interior Description
The interior is still the early 20th-century layout, fully pewed with quite ornate choirstalls with poppyheads. Red brick is exposed everywhere. Despite the lack of a clearstorey the large windows admit much light. The architecture of the interior is as correct as the exterior, the profiles of the composite moulded piers continuing above the simple moulded caps into the arcade arches, which have continuous hoodmoulds. The stops become corbels for the roof, which is a superb complex structure with a braced collar and ogee struts, a form repeated in the chancel. The chancel arch has the same profile as the arcades, the capitals on the responds set slightly higher.
Tall pointed arches give access to the south chapel and organ chamber at the east ends of the aisles. The organ pipes are displayed in an arch to the organ chamber in the north wall of the chancel, adjacent to this is a small Tudor doorway giving access to the vestries. There are three steps to the chancel and three more to the sanctuary and the High altar, with its ornate reredos under the window providing a focus for this long barn of a church. The church has woodblock floors with encaustic tiles in the chancel, baptistery and porch.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
Oak altar with inset frontals on frame with triangular side sections.
Altar
Plain table in Lady Chapel
Reredos
1908
Oak carved with decorativve panels and buttresses, given in 1908 by William Stanley Pollitt
Pulpit
Octagonal oak with blind tracery, moulded cornice and moulded and coved stem and foot.
Lectern
various
One of brass and a smaller in wood
Font (object)
1908
Octagonal stone bowl supported on four brown painted pillars on an octagonal then square base. Given by Sunday School teachers and scholars.
Organ (object)
By Frank Dobson of Manchester
Rail
Wooden rail with wooden supports
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: SJ 892 965
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
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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.
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