page_title: Nailsworth
section_title: St George's Church
hierarchical_section_title: Nailsworth / St George's Church
caption_attribution_description: St George's Church in Nailsworth
context_page_description: Nailsworth is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, lying in one of the Stroud Valleys in the Cotswolds, on the A46 road, 3.5 miles south of Stroud and about 25 miles north-east of Bristol and Bath. The parish had a population of 5,794 at the 2011 census.
context_section_description: Built on the higher ground at the centre of town, St George's was consecrated in November 1900. Before 1895, the Church of England had provided for Nailsworth through several neighbouring parishes. The new church, which today can seat 500, was designed in the Early English style by M. H. Medland of Gloucester. A lack of funds, however, meant that the church originally consisted only of a nave, aisles and south porch, without a chancel or tower. The large entrance was originally designed as a tower, but the elevated ground was considered too unstable to support the weight, resulting in the unusual porch.
  The clock tower was constructed on the steep grass bank by the church, known as the clock on stilts, before finding its final resting place some yards away, by the present-day Nailsworth roundabout. At that time it was hidden behind a shop that sold the hard-worked local mill wool. Those walking up the steps from Mortimer Gardens can still see two of what remains of the stilts which used to hold the clock.
  The chancel, Lady Chapel and vestries, dedicated to the memory of those who died in World War I, were added in 1939. A church tower was never added. In 1980 a large extension to the vestries was accomplished, turning them into a parish room. The church has no churchyard.
  Three of the stained-glass windows in the south aisle, depicting St Luke, St Paul and St Barnabas, are by Charles Eamer Kempe. Three others depict St Richard of Chichester, St George and St Martin of Tours. The other window is by Herbert Bryans and shows Anna the Prophetess (Luke  2:36–38) The East window was designed by Peter Strong and was installed in 1977. On the west wall is a mural painted by Sir Oliver Heywood in 1985, showing community life in the town.
caption: The entrance to St George's Church
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