Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Croydon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1991. A Modern Church, community centre.
Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- tattered-sandstone-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon West MP: Sarah Jones (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 January 1991
- Type
- Church, community centre
- Period
- Modern
- Address
- Church of St George, Barrow Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 315 641
- Coordinates
- 51.36089, -0.11232
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St George is a church and community centre built in 1932, designed by architect W Curtis Green. It is constructed from multicoloured brick in Flemish bond, featuring Portland stone dressings and renewed tiled roofs. The building has wooden surrounds to the windows and is designed in the shape of a Greek Cross, with extensions to the east and west arms. A bellcote is located at the west end.
The west end of the nave is highlighted by a tall lancet window, flanked by triangular capped pilasters. There are projecting porticos with boarded doors and intricate ironmongery. The side elevations include transepts with tall lancet windows and two mullioned windows with iron casements. The vestry has an additional two windows and three plank doors.
Inside, the structure is supported by arches that reflect 'crucks'. The boarded roof features three tiers of purlins. The nave includes a gallery at the back, and part of it has been partitioned off in the late 20th century to create a community centre. Notable interior fittings consist of an oak organ case, an octagonal oak pulpit, and an unusual circular oak font supported by three columns of Clipsham stone with a steel bowl. There are also double doors adorned with star decoration. The Lady Chapel features a seven-traceried window and a painting by Cicely Mary Barker, known for illustrating the Flower Fairy books, who also taught at the Sunday School.
Local climate
Church of St George sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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