St George's Church, Hyde

St George’s Church stands on Church Street in Hyde, a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester. Built in 1831–32, it is an active Anglican parish church designed by T. W. and C. Atkinson. The building received a grant of £4,788 from the Church Building Commission and was originally a chapel of ease to St Mary’s Church in Stockport. It became a parish church in 1842, serving the whole township of Hyde. A shallow chancel was added in 1882–83, and the interior was remodelled in 1885, including changes to seating and the organ. The church is constructed in stone with a slate roof and follows Gothic Revival style. Its plan includes a seven-bay nave with north and south aisles, a single-bay chancel, and a west tower in three stages. The tower has a west door, a four-light window above it, circular clock faces in the middle stage, and two-light bell openings at the top. Lancet windows line the sides, and the east window has five lights. A sundial is on the south aisle wall, and a ring of eight bells was cast in 1920 by John Taylor and Company. Outside, two Grade II listed structures stand nearby. A lychgate at the north entrance dates to 1855, with a stone base, octagonal piers, and a slate roof topped with pierced tiles and cross finials. To the northwest is a stone hearse house with a slate roof, dated 1841 and marked with a skull and crossbones. The churchyard contains memorial headstones for six First World War soldiers whose graves are unmarked.