St. George's Quarter is one of the eleven " quarters" located in the

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, devised in the 1994 City Centre Strategy. It is bounded by Upper Hanover Street to the west, West Street to the south, Rockingham Street to the east and

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to the north. It developed around and is named after St. George's Church, which is now used as a

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by the

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. Much of the quarter is given over to buildings and departments of the university, including a

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, computer room, departments of

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and materials science (with

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and

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to follow in the new Jessop West Department Building, with

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in the old

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Significant buildings

# St. George's Church Lecture Theatre #

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#Steel City House # Somme Barracks and Drill Hall #

#23, 25, 27 Trippet Lane

Character areas

#St. George's Churchyard #

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References

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