Church of St George, Bolton

{{Short description|Building in Greater Manchester, England}}

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|architect=Samuel Hope

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|architecture_style=Georgian architecture

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The Church of St George, Bolton, is a redundant church in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England ({{gbmapping|SD714095}}). It was designated a Grade II* listed building on 26 April 1974.{{NHLE |num=1388252 |desc=Church of St George, Bolton |accessdate=2008-06-08 }} It was completed in 1796 and had a shallow chancel and south chapel added or rebuilt 1907 by James Simpson. It closed in 1975, and is now a crafts centre.

In 1806, a set of change ringing bells was cast by John Rudhall for the church, to celebrate Nelson's Victory at Trafalgar. In 1976 the bells were removed from the closed church and destined for a local scrapyard when they were acquired by the Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta. In 1977 the bells were shipped to Victoria, and they were first rung in their new home in 1987, once a tower had been built to house them.{{Cite web |title=Church bells ringing out across world |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/742011.church-bells-ringing-out-across-world/ |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=The Bolton News |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Bells from home ring out at Oz wedding |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/6131639.bells-from-home-ring-out-at-oz-wedding/ |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=The Bolton News |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=AUWNGRHT |url=http://www.towerbells.org/data/AUWNGRHT.HTM |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=www.towerbells.org}} They are now the oldest "complete" ring of bells in Australia.{{Cite web |title=Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers |url=https://dove.cccbr.org.uk/bells?geo_region=14&order=year |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=dove.cccbr.org.uk}}