St George's Church, Portobello
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St George's Church from the south east |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Sheffield City Centre South Yorkshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | 53°22′54″N 1°28′51″W / 53.3817°N 1.4808°WCoordinates: 53°22′54″N 1°28′51″W / 53.3817°N 1.4808°W |
| Affiliation | Anglican |
| District | Diocese of Sheffield |
| Year consecrated | 1825 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Redundant church |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Woodhead and Hurst |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic revival |
| Completed | 1825 |
| Construction cost | £15,181 £1,050,000 as of 2012)[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Length | 122 feet (37 m) |
| Width | 67 feet (20 m) |
| Height (max) | 140 feet (43 m) |
St George's Church, Portobello was a Church of England church in the City of Sheffield, England. It is now part of the University of Sheffield and functions as a lecture theatre and student housing.
St George's was the first of three commissioners' churches to be built in Sheffield under the Church Building Act 1818 (the other two being St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane and St Phillip's Church, Netherthorpe). The church was designed by Woodhead and Hurst at a cost of £15,181 (£1,050,000 as of 2012),[1] the whole cost being met by the Church Building Commission.[2] It was built in the Perpendicular style, 122 feet (37 m) long and 67 feet (20 m) wide, and consisted of a flat-ceilinged nave with six bays, a single-bay chancel, and a 140 feet (43 m) high tower.[3] Galleries extended the length of the north and south walls, and there was a two-tiered gallery on the west wall. In all, the church could seat 2,000 people. The foundation stone was laid on 19 July 1821,[4] and the church was consecrated by Archbishop Vernon Harcourt on 29 June 1825.
The church closed in 1981 and was unused for a number of years. It was acquired by the University of Sheffield, and in 1994 it was converted for use as a lecture theatre and student accommodation.[5] Prior to this it had been the last of the Commissioners' churches in Sheffield to retain its original form. It is a Grade II listed building.[6]
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- ^ a b UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Lawrence H. Officer (2010) "What Were the UK Earnings and Prices Then?" MeasuringWorth.
- ^ Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, p. 329, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4
- ^ Levesley, Gerald (1975). Third Jubilee: The History of the Church and Parish of St. George, Sheffield 1825—1975. Published by The Parochial Church Council of St. George, Sheffield.
- ^ St George, Portobello. Sheffield & District Family History Society (accessed 11 February 2006).
- ^ Harman, R. & Minnis, J. (2004) Pevsner City Guides: Sheffield, p88. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10585-1
- ^ English Heritage (1973) Church of St George. Images of England (accessed 11 February 2006).
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- Grade II listed buildings in Sheffield
- Grade II listed churches
- Churches in Sheffield
- Religious buildings completed in 1825
- 19th-century Church of England church buildings
- University of Sheffield
- Halls of residence in the United Kingdom
- Former Church of England churches
- Church of England churches in South Yorkshire
- Anglican congregations established in the 19th century
- Commissioners' churches
