This is a small area, centered around the church of St. George the Martyr. I must admit, by the time I reached here I was running out of time. There was a service happening, so entering the church was not possible.
The Commission for Building Fifty New Churches took over a chapel that had been built on Queen Square between 1703 and 1706. Originally designated as a chapel of ease to St Andrew, Holborn, the church was designated as a parish church in its own right in 1723. It was dedicated to St George, due to one of its trustees’ governorship of Fort St George in India, but is officially known as St George the Martyr to differentiate it from St George, Bloomsbury.
I just took a few quick shots, then hurried back to catch my train. Of course, this means you're not getting the full splendour of the church, or its' surrounding parochial schools.
It also means that it has gone back on my list for another visit at some point.
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