St George's Church, Portobello

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building_name=St George's


caption=St George's Church from the south east
location=Sheffield City Centre
South Yorkshire, England
map_type=Sheffield
latitude=53.3817
longitude=-1.4808
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religious_affiliation=Anglican
district= Diocese of Sheffield
consecration_year=1825
status=Deconsecrated church
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architect=Woodhead and Hurst
architecture_type=Church
architecture_style=Gothic revival
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construction_cost=£15,181
capacity=2,000
length=122 ft
width=67 ft
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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 churches to be built in Sheffield under the so-called "Million Pound Act" of 1818 (The other two being St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane and St Phillip's Church, Netherthorpe). [Withers, Colin Blanshard (1998). "Yorkshire Parish Registers." Yorkshire Wolds Publications ISBN 0-9532029-0-9. Section on the Million Act transcribed by permission of the author at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/CBW/YPRsMillionAct.html] The church was designed by Woodhead & HurstHarman, R. & Minnis, J. (2004) "Pevsner City Guides: Sheffield", p88. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10585-1] and cost £15,181. It was built in the perpendicular style, 122 feet long and 67 feet wide—consisting of a flat-ceilinged nave with six bays, a single bay chancel, and a 140 foot high tower. [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.] 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 2000 people. The foundation stone was laid on 19 July 1821, [ [http://www.sheffieldfhs.org.uk/serv_con/stGeorge_portobello.htm St George, Portobello] . "Sheffield & District Family History Society" (accessed 11 February 2006).] 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. Prior to this it had been the last of the "Million Pound Churches" in Sheffield to retain its original form. It is a Grade II listed building. [English Heritage (1973) [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=456391 Church of St George.] "Images of England" (accessed 11 February 2006).]

ee also

*Listed buildings in Sheffield

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