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Kirkside Road, LONDON, SE3 7SQ

This view looking up Ruthin Road is the clearest view of the church from any distance, as it is mostly surrounded by trees. See also Image

The houses shown here are opposite St George's church, which on this winter morning was casting its shadow right across the road.

St George's Anglican church is built on a hill, with the worship area (nave) at the upper level entered from Glenluce Road, and a lower hall facing Kirkside Road on this north side. It originally had its own parish but is now part of the East Greenwich Team Ministry http://www.southwark.anglican.org/parishes/098bl The church was built in 1890-92 to the designs of Newman & Newman. A story often told of this building is that in the Silvertown explosion in 1917 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvertown_explosion the roof was lifted and returned four inches out of place. Other sources suggest this actually occurred in the second world war. Either way, the damage was put right when repairs were carried out around 1950.

St George's church Image is not easy to photograph because of the trees around the perimeter of the churchyard. This glimpse of the east end shows the great height of the building (17 metres).

For many years the trees surrounding the church had made it virtually invisible in summer. Greenwich Council eventually gave permission to have them pollarded to make the building more obvious to passers-by.

The church dates from 1890 and its original pews had become worn and rickety, requiring repair as a result of frequently being moved to make space for events in the church. Eventually they were removed and replaced with more comfortable, stackable chairs.

This Anglican church, despite its great height, is almost hidden by trees and buildings. This glimpse of the west end of the church between two houses on Mycenae Road is one of the few views possible.

This pair of snow figures outside St George's church had been made by a young boy as the adults chatted after the Sunday service.