St George's Garrison Church
Woolwich
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A bombed Victorian garrison church opposite the Royal Artillery Barracks, now an atmospheric open-air ruin under a modern canopy roof, with conserved mosaics, a garden, Sunday opening and space to hire for weddings and events.
St George's was built in 1862–63 for the Royal Artillery, designed by Thomas H. Wyatt in an Italian Romanesque style. Bombed during the Second World War, it now survives as an evocative ruin: the roofless shell has been given a striking modern canopy, and the surviving Victorian mosaics have been carefully conserved.
The Woolwich Garrison Church Trust runs it for everyone to enjoy. It opens every Sunday and for a changing programme of services, performances, cinema nights and community events, and there are plans for a Commonwealth and Gurkha Garden beside the church.
It's also a one-of-a-kind venue for hire. As consecrated ground it can host blessings after a civil ceremony at Woolwich Town Hall, and it suits receptions, parties, plays and concerts, with room for up to 150 seated or 200 in total. There's a small kitchen, toilets and space for a marquee, and the church holds a premises licence.