One of the capital’s most wonderful buildings The Guardian
Restoration
The £9 million restoration of St George’s Bloomsbury wasled and managed by the World Monuments Fund in Britainin association with the Parochial Church Council. Donationstowards the restoration of St George’s were received fromThe Paul Mellon Estate, the Heritage Lottery Fund, theRobert W. Wilson Challenge to Conserve Our Heritage, theEnglish Heritage/HLF Joint Places of Worship scheme andmany others.The finishing touch was the installation in October 2009 of a17th century Dutch chandelier, kindly loaned from theVictoria and Albert Museum where it formerly graced theGrand Entrance. Over two metres wide at its core withthirty-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 AlbertMuseum for loaning the chandelier to St George’s Bloomsbury and for all their support duringits installation. For further information on the restoration of St George’s Bloomsbury, please visithttp://www.wmf.org.uk/projects/view/st_georges_bloomsbury