St George's Church, | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Church of England |
Leadership | Churches Conservation Trust |
Year consecrated | 1766 |
Location | |
Location | Isle of Portland, Dorset, England |
Geographic coordinates | 50°32′49″N 2°26′38″W / 50.5470°N 2.4438°W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Thomas Gilbert |
Type | Church |
Style | Georgian |
Completed | 1766 |
Materials | Portland stone with slate roof[1] |
St George's Church is a Church of England church on the Isle of Portland, built between 1754 and 1766[2] to replace St. Andrew's which had fallen into disuse and was no longer suitable as a place of worship.[3]
During the 1960s a restoration of the church took place under the stewardship of a group formed to protect the church. It then came under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, which continues to the present. No longer retained for regular worship, services are nevertheless held twice annually, on St George's Day and Christmas Day.