The Chapel at St George's College

The Foundation Stone of the Chapel was laid in 1928 (before the College was opened) by Archbishop Charles Owen Leaver Riley, the first Archbishop of Perth.

The front doors of the Chapel are called the 'West Doors'. Most churches are built to run east - west, but the College Chapel runs north - south. The south end of the Chapel is called the 'West front' and the northern part is called the 'East end' in keeping with the tradition. On the exterior of the 'West' Wall are the five 'blazons' of the five Dioceses to which Crawley has belonged (Canterbury, Calcutta, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth).

The stained glass window in the West front has five panels. The figures depicted are, from left to right when facing the windows from inside the Chapel;

1. Archbishop Riley, who laid the Foundation Stone and was the second Chancellor of UWA after Sir John Winthrop Hackett;
2. St. Boniface, an eighth century English saint;
3. St. Augustine, a sixth century saint generally credited with bringing Christianity to England;
4. St. Aidan, a seventh century English missionary; and
5. Archbishop William Grant Broughton,  who was appointed the first Bishop of Australia in 1836.

The area just inside the internal Chapel doors is called the 'ante-chapel'. The painting on the 'North' wall is 'In Him was life, and the Life was the Light of men" by Carol Rudyard, 1971. The painting on the 'South' wall is "Christus Rex" by Guy Grey Smith, 1964.

The arrangement of pews facing each other is called 'collegiate' and is common in the chancels of English Cathedrals and College Chapels. The altar has been moved from its original position which was hard against the 'East' wall. Originally the priest would have celebrated the Eucharist with his back to the congregation but now the priest celebrates from behind the altar, facing the congregation.

The 'East' window has three panels, depicting Jesus (centre), St. George (left) and St. Paul (right).

The pipe organ was built by an Adelaide firm JE Dodd & Son in 1931. The organ has 518 pipes - the smallest of which is less than 4cm long.  The bell tower contains a single bell and the crest of the Chapel is adorned with a large stone Celtic cross.

The painting on the 'North' wall just in front of the Sanctuary is a triptych which was given to the College as part of the John Gill collection. It is a portable altar piece, probably Flemish or north German in origin. Although it is dated 1507 we cannot be sure of this date. The figure in the left hand panel is St. John and the figure in the right hand panel is St. Joseph.

The St George's College Chapel is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful liturgical buildings in Perth.