[2] Thomas Read Kemp, born in 1782 in Lewes, East Sussex,[3] returned to the Church of England in 1823, seven years after founding his own independent sect.

Turning his attention to architecture and town planning, he decided to create a residential estate on land beyond the existing eastern boundary of Brighton, with large houses for affluent people.

The parish later absorbed that of St Anne's Church in nearby Burlington Street, whose congregation was in decline; it was closed and demolished in 1986.

[8] Busby designed St George's Church in a Neoclassical style, with simple clean lines and strong symmetry.

[4] The exterior consists of yellow brick with some stucco work, regularly spaced tiered pairs of round-headed windows, and a deep cornice with no ornamentation.

The western face, where the entrance is situated, has Ionic columns and pilasters on each side of the door, and a central tower topped by a cupola with a small cross.

The organ had to be moved from the original western gallery to make room for the new structure; unusually, it was erected behind the altar at the eastern end.

[15] St George's also acts as one of Brighton's largest venues for alternative and folk music concerts.