St George's, Hanover Square

The ecclesiastical parish still exists today and forms part of the Deanery of Westminster St Margaret in the Diocese of London.

[3] The interior is divided into nave and aisles by piers, square up to the height of the galleries, then rising to the ceiling in the form of Corinthian columns.

Burials at St George's included Mrs Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823), an influential female writer of the "Gothic Novel", the Revd.

Laurence Sterne (1713–1768), abolitionist and author of Tristram Shandy, and Francis Nicholson, British military officer and colonial administrator.

He used to play the organ, and despite claims that he wrote Messiah in the church[8] it is very likely that it was written a few hundred yards away at his home at 25 Brook Street in summer 1741.

concert series in support of the Restoration Fund was supported by the William Smith International Performance Programme and featured solo piano performances by students from the Royal College of Music, including Ren Yuan, Ina Charuashvili, Meng Yan Pan and the London debut of Maria Nemtsova of Russia.

Interior of St George's
Street view of St George's in 1787
The organ in 2009 (since rebuilt [ 7 ] )