Poole (St. George, Oakdale)

St. George's Church, Oakdale, Poole, Dorset

By Potter & Hare (1959-60). Since 1996, it has been classified by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. Nicholas Taylor in the Buildings of England volume comments that the interior is attractive: "The side walls are canted and the altar set centrally under a spreading roof with plenty of natural light and Scandinavian-style timberwork." The gabled west tower (or campanile) - described by Taylor as "rather self-conscious" - contains a light ring of six bells.

Sources:

• John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner, The buildings of England: Dorset. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, pp. 319.
• Church Web pages: http://stgeorgesoakdale.org.uk/
• Church of England page: http://www.achurchnearyou.com/oakdale-st-george/

Bells:

6, 5-3-5 in C.

St. George's Church, Oakdale, Poole, Dorset

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Maintained by Michael Day, Last updated: 17 September 2012.