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Church of St. George

A Grade II Listed Building in Tyldesley, Wigan

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5135 / 53°30'48"N

Longitude: -2.4714 / 2°28'16"W

OS Eastings: 368838

OS Northings: 401967

OS Grid: SD688019

Mapcode National: GBR CW5T.R7

Mapcode Global: WH981.0YFD

Plus Code: 9C5VGG7H+9C

Entry Name: Church of St. George

Listing Date: 18 July 1966

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1163277

English Heritage Legacy ID: 213516

ID on this website: 101163277

Location: St George's Church, Tyldesley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, M29

County: Wigan

Electoral Ward/Division: Tyldesley

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Tyldesley

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

Church of England Parish: Tyldesley St George

Church of England Diocese: Manchester

Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival

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Description


TYLDESLEY ELLIOTT STREET
SD 60 SE
(south side)
2/47 Church of
18/7/66 St. George
G.V. II
Church. 1821-4. By Sir Robert Smirke for the Church
Commissioners. Chancel extended in 1887. Dressed stone. Nave
with clerestory and aisles; west tower, chancel and vestry.
Gothick. 7-bay nave and aisles with projecting plinth, coped
parapet and weathered buttresses which are set diagonally at
the corners and have crocketed pinnacles. Each bay has a 2-
light aisle window with plain tracery and a clerestory
window with Y-tracery and hoodmoulds. Porch in westernmost
bay. The chancel, which forms a continuation of the nave,
has a 2-light window,and a 3-light east window all with
Geometrical tracery. 3-stage tower with weathered diagonal
buttresses, west door, second stage lancet window, and 3
lancet belfry openings. An octagonal spire is set behind a
parapet and crocketed corner pinnacles from which spring
flying buttresses. Interior: Double-chamfered nave arcade
arches on octagonal columns. Cambered roof structure with
timber ceiling. West gallery. Timber fittings include
screens, pews, stalls, pulpit etc. James Mort wall memorial,
1855, by Garner of Manchester.


Listing NGR: SD6883801967

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