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St George Church, Everton
St George Church, Everton
St George’s Church, located in Everton, Liverpool, is a Grade I listed building and the earliest of three churches in Liverpool.
Key Facts
- Location: St George’s Place, Everton, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
- Founded: 1813
- Consecrated: 26 October 1814
- Architect: Thomas Rickman
- Builder: John Cragg
- Denomination: Anglican
- Diocese: Liverpool
- Grade: I
Overview
St George’s Church, located in Everton, Liverpool, is a Grade I listed building and the earliest of three churches in Liverpool built by John Cragg using cast iron components from his Mersey Iron Foundry. It remains an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Liverpool.
James Atherton, a Liverpool merchant, donated the land for the church, positioning it atop the hill where the Everton Beacon once stood. Enabled by the St. George’s Church, Everton Act of 1813, the foundation stone was laid on 19 April 1813, and the church was consecrated on 26 October 1814. The architect was Thomas Rickman, and the church was built by John Cragg.
The church’s exterior is stone, while the interior features cast iron. It has a west tower, a seven-bay nave with aisles, and a short chancel. The tower includes a clock and bell openings, topped with an embattled parapet. The windows have cast iron tracery, and the nave has cast iron arcades and galleries. The architectural style is Perpendicular, with 20th-century tie rods added.
Most stained glass was destroyed in WWII, except for an 1863 window by A. Gibbs. The east window, dating from 1952, is by Shrigley and Hunt. Memorials include one to John Rackham (d. 1815) and a Gothic tabernacle for Walter Fergus MacGregor (d. 1863). The original bell, restored in 1937, was vandalized in the 1960s. The current clock, installed in 1973, was made by Smiths of Clerkenwell.
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