One of the capital’s most wonderful buildings
The Guardian
Restoration
The £9 million restoration of St George’s Bloomsbury was led and managed by the World
Monuments Fund in Britain in association with the Parochial Church Council. Donations
towards the restoration of St George’s were received from The Paul Mellon Estate, the Heritage
Lottery Fund, the Robert W. Wilson Challenge to Conserve Our Heritage, the English
Heritage/HLF Joint Places of Worship scheme and many others.
The finishing touch was the installation in October 2009 of a 17th century Dutch chandelier,
kindly loaned from the Victoria and Albert Museum where it formerly graced the Grand
Entrance. Over two metres wide at its core with thirty-six scrolling branches, it is a rare
example of a north-west European chandelier from that period. We would like to thank the
Victoria and Albert Museum for loaning the chandelier to St George’s Bloomsbury and for all
their support during its installation.
For further information on the restoration of St George’s Bloomsbury, please read the tour page
or visit http://www.wmf.org.uk/projects/view/st_georges_bloomsburywww.wmf.org.uk
Monuments Fund in Britain in association with the Parochial Church Council. Donations
towards the restoration of St George’s were received from The Paul Mellon Estate, the Heritage
Lottery Fund, the Robert W. Wilson Challenge to Conserve Our Heritage, the English
Heritage/HLF Joint Places of Worship scheme and many others.
The finishing touch was the installation in October 2009 of a 17th century Dutch chandelier,
kindly loaned from the Victoria and Albert Museum where it formerly graced the Grand
Entrance. Over two metres wide at its core with thirty-six scrolling branches, it is a rare
example of a north-west European chandelier from that period. We would like to thank the
Victoria and Albert Museum for loaning the chandelier to St George’s Bloomsbury and for all
their support during its installation.
For further information on the restoration of St George’s Bloomsbury, please read the tour page
or visit http://www.wmf.org.uk/projects/view/st_georges_bloomsburywww.wmf.org.uk
