St George, Beckenham | |
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Beckenham Parish Church | |
51°24′33″N 0°01′29″W / 51.4092°N 0.0247°W | |
Location | High Street, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 1AX |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Affirming Catholic |
Website | www |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | W. Gibbs Bartleet |
Style | Victorian |
Years built | 12th century (rebuilt 1885-1887) |
Administration | |
Diocese | Rochester |
Archdeaconry | Bromley and Bexley |
Deanery | Beckenham |
Parish | Beckenham |
Clergy | |
Rector | Jeremy Blunden[1] |
Assistant priest(s) | Margaret Tremeer Maggie Wilkinson |
Curate(s) | Edward Pritchett |
Laity | |
Reader(s) | Joan Conway June Mackenzie |
Treasurer | Jeremy Byers |
Churchwarden(s) | Nick Startup and Jane Davies |
Flower guild | Heather Lloyd |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Designated | 28 May 1954 |
Reference no. | 1054025 |
St George's Church, Beckenham is the Church of England parish church of Beckenham, Greater London (until 1965, Kent). It is Grade II* listed.[2]
St George's Church is the principal parish church, and is in the centre of Beckenham.[3] Originally medieval, it has been extensively rebuilt. It has a 13th-century timber lychgate that is said to be the oldest in England.[4][5]