Kidderminster, Foundation of St. George's Chapel
Kidderminster, Foundation of St. George's Chapel, bronze medal, 1824, by T. Ottley, a view of the building, ST GEORGES CHAPEL/GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST, rev. THE FOUNDATIONS WERE BEGUN JULY XIX . AD . MDCCCXXI . THE CORONATION DAY OF HIS MAJESTY GEORGE IV . THE FIRST STONE WAS LAID THE XXVII DAY OF AUGUST IN THE SAME YEAR BY THE VENERABLE R F ONSLOW . M. A. ARCHDEACON OF THE DIOCESE AND VICAR OF KIDDERMINSTER. THE CHAPEL AND BURIAL GROUND WERE CONSECRETATED THE XIII DAY OF SEPTEMBER AD . MDCCCXXIV. BY THE RIGHT REVEREND F H W CORNEWALL . DD. LORD BISHOP OF WORCESTER. THE EXPENSE OF ERECTING THIS CHAPEL WAS DEFRAYED PART- LY BY A GRANT FROM PARLIAMENT UNDER ACTS PASSED IN THE 58 & 59 YEARS OF GEORGE 3 AND PARTLY BY A VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTION OF 2000L FROM THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN AND NEIGHBOURHOOD OF KIDDERMINSTER IT CONTAINS 2000 SITTINGS OF WHICH 1200 ARE APPROPRIATED TO THE ACCOMMODATION OF THE POOR & IT IS BUILT UPON A SITE WHICH TOGETHER WITH A SPACIOUS BURIAL GROUND ADJOINING WAS PROVIDED AT THE EXPENCE OF THE PARISH FRANCIS GOODWIN ARCHITECT, 64 mm, (BHM. 1242). Slight staining on the left side of the obverse, otherwise good extremely fine, a handsome medal. £175.00
This is one of a series of churches built by the Church Commissioners. The building was begun in 1821 from designs by Francis Goodwin. The interior was gutted by fire in 1922 and was rebuilt by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.
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