Description

SJ 98 SW POYNTON-WITH-WORTH C.P. LONDON ROAD (West Side)

3/107 Church of St. George
II
Church, 1858-9 by Crowther, south steeple 1884-5 by Medland and Henry
Taylor. Late C13 style. Coursed rubble, steeply-pitched slate roof.
Nave, two aisles, chancel, porch on south side with steeple in SE
corner. Aisle of 5 bays with simple 2-light cusped windows but
clerestorey of 6 bays with alternative circular and 2-light cusped
windows. Buttresses with offsets and gable crosses. West end of nave
has two, very slim, cusped lancets and sexfoil rose window above.
Geometrical east window of 4 lights. Heavily buttressed tower with
octagonal stair turret of 3 stages. Twin-louvred bell openings.
Broached octagonal spire with lucarnes. South porch has chamfered
pointed arch of a single order with inner arch savagely cusped.
Interior: Nave of 3 bays, arcades on octagonal piers. Chancel arch
on corbelled colonettes; stone sedilia and piscinae. Wagon roofs in
nave and chancel. Stained glass east window in north arcade by J
Aldam Heaton, now worn and blurred. Some other early Victorian glass.
(Pevsner and Hubbard).

Listing NGR: SJ9189483584

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St George's Church, Poynton at Wikipedia
• St George's Church, Poynton official website
• Wikidata Q7593147

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)