| St George's Church | |
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| St George's with Trinity and St James | |
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  St George's Church St George's Church shown within Tyne and Wear
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| 54°54′00″N 1°23′06″W / 54.900°N 1.385°W | |
| 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 |
Stockton Road United Reformed Church (formerly St George's with Trinity and St James Church (abbreviated to St George's)) is a United Reformed church in the Ashbrooke area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
Originally a Presbyterian church, it was constructed by John Bennie Wilson of Glasgow in 1888–90, to replace a former chapel on Villiers Street which was too small for the congregation.[1] Much of the funding was provided by a local shipowner, (later Sir) Robert Appleby Bartram, who laid the foundation stone on 7 February 1889. The church was constructed of red sandstone from Dumfries and modelled upon Crescent Church, Belfast.[2][3]
In 2007 the congregation merged with the former West Park United Reformed Church, and from 2014 chose to use the St. George's building and sell the West Park building.[4]
References
- ↑ "CHURCH OF ST GEORGE WITH TRININTY AND ST JAMES WITH HALL, WALLS AND GATES, non Civil Parish - 1279916 | Historic England".
- ↑ "Listed Buildings - Number:920-1/22/17". Sunderland City Council. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ↑ "St George's with Trinity & St James". United Reformed Church Northern Synod. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ↑ Newspaper article about last service at West Park URC