St George's Church, Hyde
| St George's Church, Hyde | |
|---|---|
 St George's Church, Hyde, from the southeast | |
  St George's Church, Hyde Location in Greater Manchester | |
| 53°26′48″N 2°04′44″W / 53.4466°N 2.0788°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 949 944 |
| Location | Church Street, Hyde, Greater Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | St George, Hyde |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint George |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 1 October 1985 |
| Architect(s) | T. W. and C. Atkinson |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1831 |
| Completed | 1832 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Materials | Stone, slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Archdeaconry | Macclesfield |
| Deanery | Mottram |
| Parish | St George, Hyde |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Jeremy Bentliff |
| Curate(s) | Callum |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Barbara Hollington, David Hollington, Susan Nykorak, Marjorie Trueman |
| Organist(s) | Wendy Richardson |
| Churchwarden(s) | Carol Richardson (head warden), Dorothy Goodwin (odd job woman), Mark Harrison |
| Parish administrator | Wendy Richardson |
St George's Church is on Church Street, Hyde, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Mottram, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.[3]
History
[edit]St George's was built in 1831–32 to a design by T. W. and C. Atkinson.[4] A grant of £4,788 (equivalent to £560,000 in 2023)[5] was given towards its construction by the Church Building Commission.[3] It was originally a chapel of ease to St Mary's Church, Stockport.[6] A shallow chancel was added in 1882–83.[4] The interior of the church was remodelled in 1885, the pulpit being moved from its previous central position, the seating was changed, and the organ was relocated.[2] Considerable damage was done to the structure and furnishings of the church in the 1980s by dry rot.[4]
Architecture
[edit]The church is constructed in stone with a slate roof.[2] Its architectural style is Gothic Revival.[3] The plan consists of a seven-bay nave with north and south aisles, a single-bay chancel, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages and contains a west door above which is a four-light window. The middle stage contains circular clock faces, and in the upper stage are two-light bell openings. At the top of the tower is a coped parapet. On the corners of the tower, and at the corners of the body of the church, are octagonal columns rising to form pinnacles.[2] Along the sides of the church are lancet windows.[4] The east window has five lights. On the wall of the south aisle is a sundial.[2] In 1838 a two-manual pipe organ by Samuel Renn was installed. This was rebuilt in 1912 by Ravensdale of Stockport, but is no longer in the church.[7] There is a ring of eight bells, all cast in 1920 by John Taylor and Company of Loughborough.[8]
External features
[edit]Outside the church are two associated structures, both of which are listed at Grade II. At the entrance to the churchyard on the north side is a lychgate dated 1855. It consists of a stone base with octagonal stone piers and timber posts supporting a slate roof. The ridge of the roof consists of pierced tiles, and on the gables are cross finials.[9] To the northwest of the church is a hearse house constructed in stone with a slate roof. Its keystone is inscribed with the date 1841 and a skull and crossbones.[10] The churchyard contains memorial headstones commemorating six soldiers of World War I who buried in it, but whose graves are not individually marked.[11]
List of vicars
[edit]The list of vicars of St George's church, Hyde since the church was built in 1832; source:[12]
- Herbert Allkin (1832–1849)
- Alexander Read (1849–1875)
- William H. Lowder, M.A. (1875–1888)
- William G. Bridges, M.A. (1888–1906)
- John A. Davys, M.A. (1906–1916)
- Harold J. Graham, M.A. (1916–1931)
- Frederic C. Sellar, M.A. (1932–1933)
- Edward V. Dawson, B.A. (1933–1942)
- Thomas A. Parker, L.TH. (1942–1955)
- Duncan Baird (1955–1967)
- L. Roy Lawrence, M.A. (1968–1975)
- Michael W. Walters, BSc (1975–1982)
- Geoffery H. Greenough, B.A. B.D. (1982–1987)
- John H. Darch, M.A. (1988–1999)
- T. S. McCabe, BSc (2000)
- Steven J. Wilson, Btech (2000–2010)
- Joanna C. Parker, M.A. (2011–2017)
- Jeremy Bentliff (2018–present)
See also
[edit]
- Listed buildings in Hyde, Greater Manchester
- List of churches in Greater Manchester
- List of Commissioners' churches in Northeast and Northwest England
References
[edit]- ^ St George, Hyde, Church of England, retrieved 18 April 2012
- ^ a b c d e Historic England, "Church of St George, Tameside (1068080)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2012
- ^ a b c Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, p. 331, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4
- ^ a b c d Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 409, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 7 May 2024
- ^ Church History, GENUKI, retrieved 18 April 2012
- ^ Cheshire (Manchester, Greater), Hyde, St. George (N02077), British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 18 April 2012
- ^ Hyde, S George, Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers, retrieved 18 April 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Lychgate at Church of St George, Tameside (1068081)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Hearse house at Church of St George, Tameside (1356446)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2012
- ^ HYDE (ST. GEORGE) CHURCHYARD, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 6 February 2013
- ^ "Vicars of St George's (C) Gerald England". www.geograph.org.uk.
- Grade II listed churches in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside
- Church of England church buildings in Greater Manchester
- Diocese of Chester
- Gothic Revival church buildings in England
- Gothic Revival architecture in Greater Manchester
- Churches completed in 1832
- 19th-century Church of England church buildings
- Commissioners' church buildings
- Hyde, Greater Manchester