Church Of St George

The Church of St George is a church dating from 1937-8, designed by Thomas H. Lyon. It is constructed of brown brick laid in English bond, with stone dressings, and has a machine tile roof. The building is arranged with a nave, aisles, chancel, and a north-west tower, following a basilican plan.

The west end is gabled, with a tall metal arched window incorporating a panel transom. The tower is recessed to the north-west and features a tall square section with an arched metal window to the north and an arched niche to the west, containing a statue of St George above double panelled doors sheltered by a flat hood. A recessed belfry stage has arched, louvred openings on each face, set within shallow rectangular recesses and framed by clasping corner pilasters. The roof is of ogee copper, with a central spike spirelet. A narthex is situated to the south-west, containing double panelled doors beneath a flat hood, with a single 3-light metal casement window above. The aisles have tall metal lancet windows within ashlar reveals (five to the north aisle, six to the south). The east ends of the aisles each feature a circular window. The chancel is lit by tall metal lancet windows to the north and south. The east window comprises a small lancet situated high within a tall arched recess, the recess itself within a tall round-headed projection.

Inside, a 5-bay arcade features cruciform piers rising to moulded round arcade arches. Incised pier fillets towards the nave continue to a moulded string course below a ribbed barrel vault. The aisles have transverse round arches on pilasters below flat ceiling cells. The south aisle embraces the chancel by one bay. The chancel itself comprises two bays to the north, one bay to the south, and a blank arch to the west bay of the north chancel wall. The division between the chancel and nave is marked by pier fillets of a heavier section. A 2-bay barrel-vaulted ceiling covers the chancel. The east end features a round-headed wall arch containing a tall stone reredos and a small high lancet light.

A panelled stone west gallery is present. A later oak gallery screen, dating from 1994-5, includes a central square-headed lancet, double glazed doors to the south and twin glazed panels to the north. A panelled, square stone font sits on an octagonal stem, and it is covered by a pyramidal timber cover. A timber pulpit of square section with chamfered corners stands on a stone plinth.