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Church of St George

A Grade II Listed Building in Millom, Cumbria

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Latitude: 54.2089 / 54°12'31"N

Longitude: -3.2717 / 3°16'18"W

OS Eastings: 317152

OS Northings: 479984

OS Grid: SD171799

Mapcode National: GBR 5MLR.GZ

Mapcode Global: WH722.QG7R

Plus Code: 9C6R6P5H+H8

Entry Name: Church of St George

Listing Date: 8 September 1967

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1065710

English Heritage Legacy ID: 76336

ID on this website: 101065710

Location: St George's Church, Millom, Cumberland, Cumbria, LA18

County: Cumbria

District: Copeland

Civil Parish: Millom

Built-Up Area: Millom

Traditional County: Cumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: Millom

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival

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Description


MILLOM ST GEORGE'S ROAD
SD 17 NE
(south-west side)
17/36
Church of St George
8.9.67
GV
II
Church. 1874-7. By Paley and Austin. Dressed stone with ashlar dressings and
slate roofs. Nave with gabled (ritual) north aisle (ritual north is actual
west), central tower with north transepts, south vestry, chancel. Sill courses
and coped gables; decorated tracery. 4-bay nave has 2-light north windows and
eastern window of 3 lights; 2 weathered buttresses; similar windows to aisle.
West end has 5-light nave window under relieving arch, flanking buttresses and
gable cross; aisle has 2-light window. South gabled porch with diagonal
buttresses, pointed entrance with continuous moulding, quatrefoil frieze. Tower
has gabled angle buttresses and north-east stair turret; 2 windows of 2 lights
to south; paired 2-light louvred bell openings, embattled parapet with
pinnacles, recessed octagonal spire with Incarnes. Transept has cusped blind
arcading with small lights spandrel cinquefoils, traceried square window over,
large buttresses; 2-light east window. Vestry has lean-to roof, has
straight-headed east light with rich mouldings, south entrance and 3-light
window; plain coping. Chancel has traceried parapet, gable cross; 5-light east
window with flanking buttresses, 3-light windows to north and south. Interior
has 5-bay north arcade and waggon roofs (not inspected). The church is a
prominent landmark.

Listing NGR: SD1715279984

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