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Repository	Archives of the Archbishop of Westminster
Ref No	AAW/DOW/PAR/126
Title	London Airport (Heathrow), St George's Interdenominational Chapel
Level	Series
Description	St George's Interdenominational Chapel, Heathrow Airport is a place of worship in London Heathrow Airport. It was designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd. A prayer room and counselling room adjoin it. The Chapel of St George was dedicated on 11 October 1968 as an Ecumenical Christian Chapel in the heart of London Heathrow Airport. Before then, chaplaincy work was pioneered by clergy from local parishes. The site, in the airport's geographical centre at the time, was provided by the then British Airports Authority (BAA), and funded largely by the Church of England, Roman Catholic and Free Churches. The three apses in the Chapel were originally intended for each of the contributing denominations; but in 1972 the main altar was rededicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, and the Moderator of the Free Church Federal Council for shared ecumenical use. The other apses now accommodate the Blessed Sacrament (the tabernacle has two separate compartments for Anglican and Roman Catholic traditions) and baptismal font. The Heathrow Chaplaincy Team continues to include Christian chaplains from Anglican, Catholic and Free Church denominations, but also representatives from Muslim, Jewish, and other faiths. The chapel is licensed for worship in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855, and on 1 May 1979, it was licensed for solemnising marriages according to the terms of the Marriage Act 1949. Regular services are held in the chapel, which functions as a community church. Additional sacraments and services are held during the year by request and everyone is welcome to attend any of the public services. Outside, the Memorial Garden is dominated by a 16-foot oak cross, and provides a place of rest and refreshment for staff and passengers. The walls of the garden support memorial plaques for late members of the airport community. On the opposite side of the garden is the ground level multifaith prayer room opened in 1998. The Chaplains meet regularly for prayer; are on call 365 days a year, and are affiliated to the International Association of Civil Aviation Chaplains, covering airports throughout the world.

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