St George's Church, Kendal

The church originated from a chapel of ease to Kendal Parish Church in 1754. This was located in a two-storey building in Kirkgate; the chapel occupied the upper storey, the ground floor was the butter market, and the basement was used as the gaol. The chapel closed when the present church was built in Castle Street. This was built between 1838 and 1841 to a design by the local architect George Webster. A grant of £4,242 () was given towards its construction by the Church Building Commission. Originally at the west end of the church were twin octagonal towers with spires, the towers being 100 ft high, but there were problems with their foundations. The towers were shortened in 1927, and in…

Webster's nave and tower bases are constructed in limestone and are in Early English style with thin lancet windows and buttresses. The chancel added by Austin and Paley is in sandstone, its style being Decorated. The furnishings in the chancel are by Austin and Paley. To the south of the chancel is a transept containing the choir and clergy vestries. The three-manual pipe organ was made in 1883 by the local organ builders Wilkinson and Sons and is claimed to be the largest surviving example of the firm's work. In 1911 the same firm moved the instrument from its original home in the south gallery to the newly constructed organ chamber. In 1983 it was restored by Rushworth and Dreaper of…