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St George's Church
St George's with Trinity and St James
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St George's Church is located in Tyne and Wear
St George's Church
St George's Church
Location in Tyne and Wear
54°54′00″N 1°23′06″W / 54.900°N 1.385°W / 54.900; -1.385
OS grid reference NZ395562
Location Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Country England
Denomination United Reformed Church
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) John Bennie Wilson
Administration
Diocese Durham

The Stockton Road United Reformed Church is a church located in the Ashbrooke area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is also known as St George's with Trinity and St James Church, or simply St George's. It belongs to the United Reformed Church group.

History of St George's Church

Building a New Church

St George's Church was first a Presbyterian church. It was built between 1888 and 1890. The church was designed by John Bennie Wilson, an architect from Glasgow.

The new building was needed because the old church on Villiers Street was too small. The people attending the church needed more space.

Who Helped Build It?

A lot of money for the new church came from Sir Robert Appleby Bartram. He was a local shipowner. He even helped start the building work on February 7, 1889.

The church was made from red sandstone. This stone came all the way from Dumfries, a town in Scotland. The design of St George's Church was inspired by another church called Crescent Church, Belfast in Northern Ireland.

Recent Changes to the Church

In 2007, the church joined with another church. This was the West Park United Reformed Church. After a few years, in 2014, they decided to use only the St George's building. The West Park building was then sold.

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