Statue of Saint George and the Dragon. Church of Holy Trinity and Saint George, Kendal, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe
The present church of the Holy Trinity and St. George replaced an earlier chapel in 27 Stramongate. A house in Stramongate had been acquired from the Braithwaite family some time after 1762. Robert Stephenson of Dodding Green bought this house in which was a chapel in disguise. Later, these premises were to become a new chapel in 1793. The present church and the 1793 chapel were the work of Rev. Thomas Wilkinson, priest of this parish for a remarkable sixty years. Today’s church was built at a cost of £4000 and the foundation stone was laid in October 1835. It was opened on the 15th September 1837 and met the needs of a rising Catholic population. The building was designed by the renowned local architect George Webster who was responsible for other fine buildings in Kendal. The neo-Gothic style of architecture was fashionable in the 1830’s and this church is a good example of it. Above the West doorway is the statue of St. George in the act of slaying a dragon. This sculpture was the work of Thomas Duckett, a trained wood carver and employee of Francis and George Webster, the architects.
Size: 2568px × 4101px
Location: Church of Holy Trinity and Saint George, New Road, Kendal, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
Photo credit: © Stan Pritchard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: church, dragon, george, holy, kendal, saint, statue, trinity, webster
