St Georges Church Brighton Schedule

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The church opened on 1 January 1826, two days after it was consecrated by the Bishop of Chichester.

The organ had to be moved from the original western gallery to make room for the new structure; unusually, it was erected behind the altar at the eastern end.After it was acquired by the congregation and placed in trust, £11,050 was spent on large-scale alterations to the church. A chancel was added at the eastern end, with a new window in the eastern wall; the reredos was replaced with a larger version; the organ was moved again, into a more conventional position in the south gallery; and both the north and the south galleries were rebuilt at their eastern ends to align with the chancel extension. All of the seating was replaced, increasing the capacity to 1,300.St George's was a chapel of ease until 1879, when it was given its own parish.

The café is operated in partnership with a local special school. The crypt facilities were built (along with some supporting structural work for the rest of the church) with support from the European Union's "URBAN" regeneration fund, for which they had to compete with other local projects. "My Brighton and Hove" history and photographs of St.

St George's Church is an Anglican church in the Kemptown area of Brighton, in the English city of Brighton and Hove.

In its present form, incorporating the former parishes of St Anne and St Mark, this covers a large area of eastern Brighton, including the whole of Kemptown, parts of Whitehawk, Brighton Marina and Roedean School.The church has a community centre at which various groups meet regularly, and a café, in the crypt below the building.

The Diocese of Chichester considered closing the church in 1962, but the congregation contested the decision and the threat was lifted.