Affiliation Anglican Ecclesiastical or organizational status Redundant church Completed 1825 Opened 1825 Capacity 380 | Year consecrated 1825 Architectural type Church Height 43 m Length 37 m District Diocese of Sheffield | |
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Location Sheffield City Centre
South Yorkshire, England Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Attercliffe Chapel, St Catherine of Siena, St Paul's Church - Wordswo, Holy Cross Church - Gleadles, St Vincent's Church - Sheffield | ||
St George's Church, Portobello, was a Church of England church in the City of Sheffield, England. It is now part of the University of Sheffield and functions as a lecture theatre and student housing.
St George's was the first of three commissioners' churches to be built in Sheffield under the Church Building Act 1818 (the other two being St Mary's Church, Bramall Lane and St Philip's Church, Netherthorpe). The church was designed by Woodhead and Hurst at a cost of £15,181 (equivalent to £1,120,000 in 2015), the whole cost being met by the Church Building Commission. It was built in the Perpendicular style, 122 feet (37 m) long and 67 feet (20 m) wide, and consisted of a flat-ceilinged nave with six bays, a single-bay chancel, and a 140 feet (43 m) high tower. Galleries extended the length of the north and south walls, and there was a two-tiered gallery on the west wall. In all, the church could seat 380 people. The foundation stone was laid on 19 July 1821, and the church was consecrated by Archbishop Vernon Harcourt on 29 June 1825.
The church closed in 1981 and was unused for a number of years. It was acquired by the University of Sheffield, and in 1994 it was converted for use as a lecture theatre and student accommodation. Prior to this it had been the last of the Commissioners' churches in Sheffield to retain its original form. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
In 2010, a nesting box was placed on the church rooftop, which is now home to a breeding pair of peregrine falcons that can be viewed on live stream webcam.