St George's Church is a

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parish church in

Goodrington Goodrington is an area of Paignton in Devon, England. It is situated in Tor Bay and lies between Paignton town centre and Brixham, less than south of central Paignton. Its beach is known as Goodrington Sands. History Goodrington is mentione ...

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, England. It was designed by

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and built in 1938–39, with later additions.

History

Goodrington underwent major expansion during the early part of the 20th century, resulting in a small mission church being erected around 1930 as a temporary measure to provide much-needed church accommodation. Later in February 1937, the vicar of

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, Rev. B. Montague Dale, launched an appeal to raise £10,000 for the construction of two new, permanent churches in his parish. It was intended to raise the sum over a period of five years, but the appeal successfully raised £5,000 in six months, allowing construction of a permanent church for Goodrington, St George's, to begin in 1938. The church was designed by

and cost £7,000 to build. The site was donated by Colonel H. Browse Scaife. The original construction work of 1938–39 was made up of the tower, chancel and transepts. St George's was consecrated by the

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, the Right Rev. Charles Curzon, on 25 March 1939. In 1957–62, the nave and sacristy were built according to a simplified version of Maufe's original drawings. A church hall and ancillary facilities were added in 1963–65.

References

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Churches completed in 1939