St George’s Church

St George’s is one of the smallest churches in Stamford. People have been worshipping here for over 900 years. Building probably started in the thirteenth century. The tower is thought to be from this date. The overall exterior of the church appears to be in one style, perpendicular, but this contrasts with the varying styles inside.

The nave has a complicated history! It is a mixture of various architectural styles having been rebuilt, heightened and extended throughout the centuries. The lectern (1905) is a comparatively recent copy of a typical late medieval brass lectern. It used to be in St Michael’s Church, Stamford, but was moved when that church was declared redundant.

A memorial window to JC Traylen is in the south aisle – a Stamford architect responsible for repair work on local churches.

Arguably the finest part of the church is the chancel. Built in the fifteenth century, it originally had seven high quality painted-glass chancel windows. Unfortunately, only two survive, those of St Catherine (holding her wheel) and St Anne (teaching the young Virgin Mary to read).

The vestry and organ chamber are both nineteenth century.

Tobie Norris, from a long-established family of local bell-founders, is commemorated by a small brass tablet at the east end of the north aisle. Above this tablet is the only fragment remaining of the medieval screens. Inside, there are several memorial tablets to members of the armed forces. Outside the churchyard has a number of interesting headstones, most of limestone, a few of slate.