East Boldon, Front Street, Church of St. George
East Boldon, Front Street, Church of St. George
HER Number
8674
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
East Boldon, Front Street, Church of St. George
Place
East Boldon
Map Sheet
NZ36SE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Parish Church
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
This church was built in two stages: the Lady Chapel consecrated December 1923, and the second stage eleven years later. It has a fine interior. Above the altar is a copy of the National Gallery's Annuniciation by Fra. Filippo Lippi, painted by John Hanson Walker, the then rector's brother-in-law. Italian craftsmen designed the mosaics above the altar depicting Christ in majesty between St. George and St. Martin and attending saints. LOCAL LIST
Easting
436580
Northing
561210
Grid Reference
NZ436580561210
Sources
S. Reeder, 2000, The Boldons in Old Picture Postcards; North of England Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, February 2006, East Boldon Conservation Area Character Appraisal; East Boldon School Centenary 1885-1985; M. Linge, The Story of Boldon; A. Middleton, 1983, Boldon's Witness in Church and Community; N. Pevsner, 1953, The Buildings of England: County Durham; W. Wilson, 1935, A Short History of Boldon; SOUTH TYNESIDE LOCAL LIST REVIEW 2011: REFERENCE NUMBER: LSHA/134/B