Former Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 June 1954. A Victorian Church.
Former Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- ancient-balcony-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Southwark
- Constituency
- Peckham MP: Miatta Fahnbulleh (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 June 1954
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Former Church of St George, Wells Way, SE5 7TW
- OS grid reference
- TQ 330 776
- Coordinates
- 51.48176, -0.08527
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former Church of St George is a Commissioners' Church that has been converted for residential use. It was built between 1822 and 1824 by architect Francis Bedford, with an apse added by Basil Champneys in 1893. The building is constructed of stone in a Classical style and has a rectangular plan. It features two storeys and a giant hexastyle portico on the west side, which has an entablature adorned with wreaths in the frieze, a cornice, and a pediment supported by Greek Doric columns. The openings behind the portico on both the ground and first floors have been blocked up. There is a tower at the rear that consists of three stages, showcasing Doric and Ionic orders. The side elevations are two storeys high and consist of five bays, with the smaller ground-floor windows also blocked up. The interior was once richly decorated in 1909, but this embellishment has been lost due to fire damage.
Local climate
Former Church of St George sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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