St George's Garrison Church, Woolwich
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St George's Garrison Church is a ruined church in Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, South East London. It was built in 1862-63 as a Church of England place of worship for the Woolwich Royal Artillery garrison. The church was hit by a V-1 flying bomb in 1944 and largely destroyed by fire. The restored ruin with its canopied roof, its blue, red and yellow brick walls, its mosaics and a memorial garden is open to the public on Sundays.[2]
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St George's Garrison Church | |
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Location within the Royal Borough of Greenwich | |
51.4854°N 0.0631°E / 51.4854; 0.0631 | |
OS grid reference | TQ4334678286 |
Location | Woolwich, London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | stgeorgeswoolwich.org |
History | |
Status | Ruined church |
Founder(s) | Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea |
Dedication | Saint George |
Architecture | |
Functional status | War memorial |
Heritage designation | Grade II[1] |
Designated | 8 June 1973 |
Architect(s) | Thomas Henry Wyatt (assisted by Matthew Digby Wyatt) |
Style | Romanesque-Byzantine Revival |
Completed | 1863 |
Closed | 14 July 1944 (hit by bomb) |
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