Beckenham: St George

Name:
Beckenham: St George
Record Type:
Major Parish Church
Church code:
631007
Diocese:
Rochester
Archdeaconry:
Bromley and Bexley
Parish:
Saint George and Saint Barnabas, Beckenham

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II* Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is in the following Conservation Area: St George's, High Street, Beckenham

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Heritage at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Victorian/Pre-WWI

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 631007 St. George, Beckenham
Caption:
Exterior image of 631007 St. George, Beckenham
Description:
Photograph of the exterior of St. George, Beckenham
Year / Date:
2010, June 17
Copyright:
Mike Quinn
Originator:
Mike Quinn

Summary Description

Beckenham as a settlement dates from 862. There is rumour of an early wooden church but it is generally accepted that there was a church in Beckenham from before 1070. The earliest record is in the Textus Roffensis (1115 – 1125), which is held at Rochester Cathedral. There is no information about this church. Building of the medieval church began in 1340. Initially the church comprised of a chancel and nave with a square tower. There are registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials from 1538, many of which are held at the county records office.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
St George’s Church is open everyday for worship or quiet contemplation. Monday to Saturday we are open from 8am to 3pm. On Sunday we are open from 8am until 6pm. There is wheelchair/buggy access into the building from Bromley Road and we have an accessible toilet at the rear of the church.
 

Church Website

Church Website:
http://www.stgeorgesbeckenham.co.uk

Sources and Further Information

Mike Quinn (2010, June 17) Interior image of 631007 St. George, Beckenham [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Interior image of 631007 St. George, Beckenham
Mike Quinn (2010, June 17) Exterior image of 631007 St. George, Beckenham [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 631007 St. George, Beckenham
CWGC (2016) Commonwealth War Graves Commission CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 9609 [Bibliography/Data]
Number of War Graves: 2
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/9807/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~53625~110092 [Archive/Graphic material]

Ground plan

ICBS File Number - 01264

Coverage - 1830

Created by UNKNOWN

ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~53634~110093 [Archive/Graphic material]

Ground plan

ICBS File Number - 01264

Coverage - 1830-1833

Created by UNKNOWN

Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 11 Bells [Archive/Index]
11 Bells