St George the Martyr, Holborn
| St George the Martyr Holborn | |
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Anglican | |
| Churchmanship | Low Church |
| Website | www |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 24 October 1951 |
| Architect(s) | Arthur Tooley, John Buonarotti Papworth, Samuel Sanders Teulon |
| Years built | 1703 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | London |
| Archdeaconry | Hampstead |
| Parish | Holborn St George |
St George the Martyr Holborn is an
History
The church was built in 1703–06 by Arthur Tooley, as a
The antiquary William Stukeley was the rector from 1747 to his death there in 1765.[6]
The church was remodelled in the early nineteenth century by J.B. Papworth, who added a bell-tower and two frontages to what had previously been a plain brick building,[5] and once again in 1867–69 by S. S.Teulon, who almost entirely changed the exterior, removed the galleries and added the present columns and roof.[3]
After the death of Joseph Stalin the Rev. Stanley Evans, M.A. gave a memorial service in his honour on March 13, 1953.[7]
It was at this church that Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath married on Bloomsday in 1956.[8]
Conservation
The church was designated a Grade II* listed building on 24 October 1951.[3]
Organ
The organ has been listed as a historic instrument by the British Institute of Organ Studies. The first organ was erected in 1773; it has been rebuilt over the years.[9]
See also
Notes
- ^ "History". Friends of St George's Gardens. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ "St George's Holborn". Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1245485)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ^ Hughson, David (1807). London:Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis and its Neighbourhood. Vol. 4. London. p. 396.
- ^ a b Elmes, James (1831). A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs. London: Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot. p. 205.
- ^ Timbs, John (1867) [First edition published 1855]. Curiosities of London (New ed.). London: J.S. Virtue. p. 163.
- ^ "An Address Given by the Rev. Stanley Evans, M.A., at a Memorial Service for Joseph Stalin at the Church of St. George, Queen Square, London, on March 13th, 1953". Project Canterbury. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Walking Literary London, Roger Tagholm, New Holland Publishers, 2001.
- ^ "St George the Martyr". National Pipe Organ Register.
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