St George's Church | |
Fullname: | St George's with Trinity and St James |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Tyne and Wear |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 240 |
Map Caption: | St George's Church shown within Tyne and Wear |
Coordinates: | 54.9°N -1.385°W |
Osgraw: | NZ395562 |
Location: | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear |
Country: | England |
Denomination: | United Reformed Church |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Architect: | John Bennie Wilson |
Diocese: | Durham |
Stockton Road United Reformed Church (formerly St George's with Trinity and St James Church (abbreviated to St George's)) is a United Reformed church in the Ashbrooke area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
Originally a Presbyterian church, it was constructed by John Bennie Wilson of Glasgow in 1888–90, to replace a former chapel on Villiers Street which was too small for the congregation.[1] Much of the funding was provided by a local shipowner, (later Sir) Robert Appleby Bartram, who laid the foundation stone on 7 February 1889. The church was constructed of red sandstone from Dumfries and modelled upon Crescent Church, Belfast.[2] [3]
In 2007 the congregation merged with the former West Park United Reformed Church, and from 2014 chose to use the St. George's building and sell the West Park building.[4]