St George's Garrison Church

The Garrison Church of St George was built between 1862 and 1863 on the orders of Lord Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War, and designed by Thomas Henry Wyatt with assistance from his younger brother, Matthew Digby Wyatt.
The church was built to provide for the moral well-being for the soldiers of the Royal Artillery. During the Crimean War (1853-6) there was a public outcry about the living conditions for soldiers- as a result, hospitals, new barracks, and garrison churches were built.
On 13th July 1944 the fate of the Church changed forever when a flying bomb landed on it, causing a fire and gutting much of the interior. The church was also bombed during the First World War- the rose window was blown out, and stained glass lost.
In 1970 the upper parts of the walls were demolished and the Church became a memorial garden with a corrugated roof placed over the east end to protect the mosaics and historic fabric.

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• Text: Information Board/Sharky Ward
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward (1, 2), Unknown artistUnknown artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (3)