St George's Church, Heaviley
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St George's Church is in Buxton Road, Heaviley, an area of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Stockport, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester.[1] Its benefice is united with that of St Gabriel, Adswood.[2] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[3] The authors of the Buildings of England series express the opinion that it is "by far the grandest church of Stockport", and state "St George is a church on a splendid scale".[4] According to the visitors' guide to the church, the Rt Revd Geoffrey Fisher, former archbishop of Canterbury, said that it is "the finest church built in England since the Reformation".[5]
St George's Church, Heaviley | |
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53.3972°N 2.1518°W / 53.3972; -2.1518 | |
OS grid reference | SJ 900,889 |
Location | Buxton Road, Heaviley, Stockport, Greater Manchester |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | St George, Stockport |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Saint George |
Consecrated | 25 February 1897 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade I |
Designated | 10 March 1975 |
Architect(s) | Hubert Austin |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1893 |
Completed | 1897 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1,401 |
Length | 180 feet (55 m) |
Width | 75 feet (23 m) |
Spire height | 236 feet (72 m) |
Materials | Runcorn sandstone |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Chester |
Archdeaconry | Macclesfield |
Deanery | Stockport |
Parish | Stockport, Saint George |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Revd Canon Elaine Chegwin Hall |
Curate(s) | Revd Dr Janine Arnott |
Laity | |
Reader(s) | Peter Hall |
Director of music | James Hibbert |
Churchwarden(s) | Andrew Regan, Hazel Jenkins |