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Key Image St George Cullercoats
Beverley Gardens
NE30 4NS North Shields (Cullercoats)
United Kingdom
Denomination: Anglican
Congregation: St. George Cullercoats (Diocese of Newcastle, Archdeaconry of Northumberland, Tynemouth)
Geogr. Coordinates: 55.03072° N, 1.43127° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1884
Architectural style: Gothic Revival
Building type: Basilica
Description: Three-nave basilica of the Gothic Revival with polygonal apse and south tower
Name derivation: After St George and its location in the village Cullercoats (today a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside)
Organ
  • 1884–1885 built by Thomas Christopher Lewis, London; 26 speaking stops, 2 manuals and pedal
Windows
  • Stained glass windows (Charles Eamer Kempe, 1906)
Noteworthy
  • Simple severity of the vault
History:
1884:   Built by the Duke of Northumberland (work started 1882; architect John Loughborough Pearson)
Important persons:
Architect:  Pearson, John Loughborough (1817–1897, English architect of the Gothic Revival)
Artist:  Kempe, Charles Eamer (1837–1907, English stained glass artist and manufacturer)
Organ builder:  Lewis, Thomas Christopher (1833–1915, English organ builder)
Patron:  George (?–305, martyr, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers)
Dimensions:
Length [m]:  45
Tower Height [m]:  54
Nave Span [m]:  16
Nave Height [m]:  13
Sources
St. George Cullercoats: St George’s Church, Cullercoats – Illustrated Guide, Cullercoats 2008
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