Church Of St George

WALL THE GREEN NY 9169 (Centre) Wall Village

16/360 Church of St. George

GV II

Church, 1895 by Hicks and Charlewood. Snecked stone with tooled-and-margined dressings, including buttresses; Lakeland slate roof. Rectangular plan with north-east organ chamber. Perpendicular style, based on Beltingham St. Cuthbert. South elevation 6 bays: moulded plinth and sill string; stepped buttress bay divisions, except between western bays, where there is a vertical-panelled door under a moulded 3-centred arch in square frame with hoodmould. Windows of 3 trefoil-headed lights under 3-centred arches with hoodmoulds. Coped gables with moulded gabled kneelers. East end shows 5-light panel-traceried window and finial cross. West end shows dated dedication stone with cross fleury beneath 4-light window, and quatrefoil light above; bellcote with ogee-headed opening beneath cross-gabled coping and finial cross.

Interior: Double-chamfered arch to organ chamber, collar-beam roof with king- struts and carved braces. Built-in pulpit lectern; canopied rood beam with cross and pendant tracery. Panelled dado. Carved font.

The church is oriented north-south; directions are liturgical.

Listing NGR: NY9176269031