Church of St George, Carrington
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St George's Church is in the village of Carrington, Greater Manchester, Carrington, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* Listed building#England and Wales, listed building, but is now redundant church, redundant and in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It stands in a relatively isolated position south of the Manchester Ship Canal, along the northern edge of the Carrington Moss industrial estate.


History

The church was built by Isaac Shaw in 1757–59 for Mary, Countess of Stamford as a chapel of ease to serve the hamlets of Partington, Greater Manchester, Partington and Carrington. A chancel was added in 1872. The building is no longer used for worship. St George's was vesting, vested in the Trust on 1 March 1990. The vicar of St Mary's, Partington, Greater Manchester, Partington and Carrington is responsible for the churchyard. Clearance work in 2008 uncovered the graves of two soldiers who had died during the First World War. Their graves are registered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.


Architecture

The church is built in brick with a stone slate roof. The plan consists of a four-bay (architecture), bay nave with a small chancel. Each bay has a round-arched window. The chancel has a Venetian window and a Hip roof, hipped roof. Formerly a cupola was on the west end but this has been removed. The box pews, including two family pews, are original. The baptismal font, font is based on a marble wash bowl. The wooden reredos dates from around 1872. The pulpit is a three-decker.


See also

*Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester *Listed buildings in Carrington, Greater Manchester *List of churches in Greater Manchester *List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carrington, Saint Georges Church Church of England church buildings in Greater Manchester Grade II* listed churches in Greater Manchester Churches completed in 1759 18th-century Church of England church buildings Churches completed in 1872 Churches in Trafford Diocese of Chester Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust Former churches in Greater Manchester Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in England