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St. George's Church, Edgbaston, is a parish church in the Church of England in Edgbaston, Birmingham.HistoryIt was built in 1836-8 as a chapel-of-ease to St. Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston.The original building consisted of a nave and two aisles, with galleries. The architect was J.J. Scoles.In 1856 the church was enlarged with the addition of a chancel, to a design by the architect Charles Edge.The building was transformed in 1884-5 by the addition of the existing spacious and lofty nave, chancel and south aisle by the leading Birmingham architect J. A. Chatwin. The old nave became the north aisle, and the old chancel the Lady Chapel.FittingsThe interior has fine woodwork by Bridgeman of Lichfield to the design of J. A. Chatwin or P. B. Chatwin. This includes Clergy and choir stalls and parclose screen (1885) Organ case (1890) Reredos (1903) Lady Chapel screen (1906);Stained glassThere is late Victorian stained glass: by Burlison and Grylls, Heaton, Butler and Bayne, Hardman & Co. of Birmingham and most particularly a Jesse tree in the Lady Chapel by Charles Eamer Kempe.