Church

St George, New Mills

St George, New Mills

St George’s is a Grade II Church of England parish church on Church Road, New Mills, Derbyshire, a Commissioners’ church of 1829–30 by Robert Dennis Chantrell, in the Diocese of Derby.

Location
New Mills, Derbyshire
Country
England
County
Derbyshire
City / town
New Mills
Address
Church Road, New Mills, Derbyshire, SK22 4NP
Postcode
SK22 4NP
Built
1829–30; chancel 1897–98; chancel refurbished 1950s
Architect
Robert Dennis Chantrell; Preston and Vaughan (chancel)
Denomination
Church of England
Dedication
George
Diocese
Derby
Parish
New Mills St George
Grade
II
Style
Lancet Gothic (Commissioners’ church)
Materials
Squared masonry brought to course, freestone dressings, slate roofs
Grid reference
SK 0048 8544
Opening hours
The church has no fixed opening times. Arrangements for viewing can be made for most days of the year by emailing us.
Access
Level access to the main areas. Non-accessible toilets in church

Overview

The church was built in 1829–30 in the lancet style for His Majesty’s Commissioners as a chapel of ease to All Saints, Glossop. Chantrell, a pupil of Sir John Soane, designed a galleried nave, west tower with recessed spire, and north-east and north-west vestries, in squared masonry with freestone dressings and slate roofs. Preston and Vaughan rebuilt the chancel in a matching style in 1897–98. The interior keeps galleries on three sides on clustered cast-iron columns; a conservative timber screen and reredos were added in the 1950s. Pevsner notes an organ case of 1835 by Samuel Renn. Stained glass includes work signed by Powell Bros of Leeds (1893) and Jones and Willis (1913).

Historic England listed the church Grade II on 2 November 1955 (list entry 1088140). The parish is New Mills St George.

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