St George's Church, Kendal
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West end of St George's Church, Kendal
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 St George's Church, Kendal
Location in Cumbria
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| Coordinates: 54°19′47″N 2°44′24″W / 54.3298°N 2.7401°W | |
| Location | Castle Street, Kendal, Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St George, Kendal |
| History | |
| Founded | 1754 |
| Dedication | Saint George |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) |
George Webster Austin and Paley |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1838 |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Limestone, sandstone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St George, Kendal |
| Deanery | Kendal |
| Archdeaconry | Westmorland and Furness |
| Diocese | Carlisle |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Mike Shepherd |
| Assistant priest(s) | Revd Jean Radley |
| Honorary priest(s) | Revd Peter Smith |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Brian Stabler Clifford Kendal |
| Organist(s) | John Blake |
| Churchwarden(s) | Peter Dudek Jos Campbell |
| Parish administrator | Brian Stabler |
St George's Church is in Castle Street, Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Oswald, Burneside, St John, Grayrigg, St Mary, Longsleddale, St Thomas, Selside, and St John the Baptist, Skelsmergh, to form the Beacon Team Ministry. It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.
The church originated from a chapel of ease to Kendal Parish Church in 1754. This was located in a two-storey building in Kirkgate; the chapel occupied the upper storey, the ground floor was the butter market, and the basement was used as the gaol. The chapel closed when the present church was built in Castle Street. This was built between 1838 and 1841 to a design by the local architect George Webster. A grant of £4,242 (equivalent to £350,000 in 2015) was given towards its construction by the Church Building Commission. Between 1910 and 1914 a chancel, organ chamber and vestries were added, which had been designed by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley in 1904. Originally at the west end of the church were twin octagonal towers with spires, the towers being 100 feet (30 m) high, but there were problems with their foundations. The towers were shortened in 1927, and in 1978 were reduced again, this time to the same height as the roof of the nave. In 1963 the two western bays were partitioned to create a side chapel and a meeting room. The galleries at the sides of the church were removed, and the west gallery was converted into a hall in the upper storey. In 2004 a narthex, flanked by two small pavilions, was built at the west end to provide a new entrance and toilets.
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