Church Of St George, Vestry And Obelisks

The Church of St George, along with its vestry and obelisks, is a Grade I listed building located on St George Street in the City of Westminster. It was constructed between 1720 and 1724 by architect John James. The church is built from Portland ashlar and features a large hexastyle Corinthian column portico, which is set on a shallow flight of steps leading up from the pavement. The portico has a pediment and a modillion cornice, and it is flanked by obelisks. Behind the portico is a short west tower that includes a belfry inspired by Wren, along with a cupola.

The side elevation facing Maddox Street showcases a more Baroque style, reminiscent of Hawksmoor, with two tiers of vertically arranged windows that have heavy rustication and pediments. At the rear of the church, beneath the columned and segmental arched Venetian east window, is the single-storey and basement vestry, which is constructed of dark brick with red brick dressings, a Portland stone cornice, and a blocking course. The vestry has three sash windows with original glazing bars and gauged segmental arches. There is a stone architrave doorway with a panelled door at the top of a flight of steps, located in a later 18th-century lobby added to the north.

Inside the church, the aisles are cross vaulted and the nave has a segmental vault. There are galleries supported by square pillars, with Corinthian columns above that carry the vault. The reredos features a depiction of the Last Supper, attributed to William Kent, along with the original pulpit, organ case, and finely carved Royal Arms. The church also contains reset mid-16th century Flemish glass in the east windows, as well as screens and stalls designed by Sir Reginald Blokfield, whose uncle, Sir Arthur, restored St George's in 1894.