Church of St James
CHURCH OF ST JAMES, ALBION STREET, CH45 9LF
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1273545
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, ALBION STREET, CH45 9LF
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1273545
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, ALBION STREET, CH45 9LF
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, ALBION STREET, CH45 9LF
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wirral (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 30646 93891
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 01/09/2016
SJ 39 SW
3/73
WALLASEY,
NEW BRIGHTON,
ALBION STREET (north side),
Church of St. James
(Formerly listed as: WALLASEY, VICTORIA ROAD (south side),
New Brighton, Church of St. James)
17.10.86
II
Church. 1854-6. By Sir G.G. Scott. Snecked stone with
ashlar dressings, slate roof. 4-bay nave with aisles under
lean-to roofs, north and south transepts, chancel with north
east tower, south chapel and vestry. Aisles have paired
cusped lights between weathered buttresses. Gabled western
porches with entrances of 2 orders and round windows.
Clerestory has traceried triangular windows. West end has
gabled buttresses, west door of 2 orders, 3 cusped lancets
and top round windows. Transepts have gabled buttresses, 3
cusped lancets and rose window to north and south. Chancel
has canted end, Lombard frieze and corbelled angle shafts;
2-light windows. Tower has gabled angle buttresses; cusped
pointed east entrance and blind arcading to north; 2nd stage
has traceried lancets; 3rd stage has paired trefoil-headed
lights; 4th stage has nook shafts and 2-light louvred bell
openings, cornice with ball flower. Broach spire has 2
tiers of lucarnes, the lower tier removed, niches over
broaches. South chapel has diagonal buttress and 2-light
windows. Vestry extending to south of 1923, straight-headed
windows with cusped lights. Interior: Nave arcades of 5
bays on round columns. Chancel arch on columns with foliate
capitals. Low iron chancel screen, octagonal timber pulpit
with figures; 1912. Arch to north organ loft and 2-bay
arcade to south chapel. East end has wall paintings, 1899,
by A.D. Hemming; canopied figures and angels, ceiling also
painted. Painted reredos, 1891, by A.D. Hemmings. South
chapel has reredos and parclose screen, 1938, by B.A.
Miller. Some interesting C19 stained glass to north and
east.
Listing NGR: SJ3064693891
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 444539
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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