Description

SJ 9088 12/48,
SJ 8988 16/48

BUXTON ROAD (West Side),
Church of St George

GV

I

1896-7. Architects, Austin and Paley, General character Perpendicular of
the end of the Gothic Revival, with traces of Art Nouveau. Splendid large
building in ashlar. Crenellated crossing tower with carved inscription with
spire between thin flying buttresses connecting it with four pinnacles, with whole
about 230ft high. East window of seven lights between heavy buttresses. West
window of seven lights Interior has six bays before crossing: wide high nave with
attractive wooden ceiling. Organ case by Austin. Built at the expense of
George Fearn, a brewer, who also gave the Vicarage and the School (qv). His
grave is marked by a miniature replica of the church spire.

St George's Church, St George's Church of England Primary School and Secondary
Modern Schools, Wall and gate piers form a group with the Vicarage.

Listing NGR: SJ8999288929

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St George's Church, Heaviley at Wikipedia
• St George's Church, Heaviley official website
• Wikidata Q7593136

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)