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Apr 14, 2022 · St George's is the parish church of Mayfair. Splendidly refurbished in 2010 it was built between 1721-1724 to the designs of John James, as one of the Fifty Churches projected by Queen Anne's Act of 1711.
St George's, Hanover Square, is an Anglican church, the parish church of Mayfair in the City of Westminster, central London, built in the early eighteenth century as part of a project to build fifty new churches around London (the Queen Anne Churches).
St George Hanover Square was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of Westminster, Middlesex, later Greater London, England. The creation of the parish accompanied the building of the Church of St George's, Hanover Square, constructed by the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches to meet the demands of the growing population.
St George's Church is the parish church of the fashionable London district of Mayfair, tucked away between the bustle of Regent Street and New Bond Street and just a stone's throw from Hanover Square.
History. Home » About us » History. In the latter years of the 17th Century, London enjoyed an increase in prosperity, which resulted in a rapid growth of population. New and elegant suburbs began to cover the open country to the westward.
St George’s is first and foremost a living place of Anglican liturgy and worship, with our main Sunday Eucharist sung by our superb choir. Services are held each day (except Saturday) and use the traditional language of the Book of Common Prayer.
St George's Hanover Square. Built in 1724 as one of 50 churches projected by Queen Anne's Act of 1710, St George's has hosted more than a few society weddings over the years; among those married here were Lady Hamilton, Shelley, Disraeli, George Eliot and, in 1886, the 26th president of the USA, Theodore Roosevelt.
