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Church of St James

A Grade II Listed Building in Knotty Ash, Liverpool

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4276 / 53°25'39"N

Longitude: -2.9136 / 2°54'48"W

OS Eastings: 339393

OS Northings: 392699

OS Grid: SJ393926

Mapcode National: GBR 7MF.Q9

Mapcode Global: WH878.63VP

Plus Code: 9C5VC3HP+2H

Entry Name: Church of St James

Listing Date: 19 June 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1208257

English Heritage Legacy ID: 359085

ID on this website: 101208257

Location: St James's Church, Sandfield Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, L12

County: Liverpool

Electoral Ward/Division: Knotty Ash

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Liverpool

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: West Derby St James

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival

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Description


SJ 3992
22/745

MILL LANE (south side), L12

Church of St. James

II


Church, 1845-6, E. Welch; Chancel, 1879, W. & J. Hay. West
tower (ritual west is actual north), 5-bay nave, transepts
and chancel flanked by chapel and vestry. 3-stage tower has
angle buttresses. West entrance has two orders with carved
tympanum and hood mould with head stops; gableted roundel
over, a lancet over, then weathering to battered bell stage
with paired louvred bell opening. Lombard frieze and
pyramidal roof. To south is later round baptistry with
lancets, gabled entrance and Lombard frieze. Nave has
lancets with shafts and hood moulds with head stops between
gabled buttresses; weathered sill band and Lombard frieze to
parapet. Transepts have 3 stepped lancets with roundel
over, angle buttresses with panelled pinnacles. One bay of
old chancel then north chapel of 5 lancets, gabled porch, 2
light east window with rounded. Chancel east window has 5
lancets taller central one flanked by roundels. South
chapel as north but vestry with canted end, straight headed
windows and porch with rounded over entrance. Gabled south
porch of 2 orders. Roof has 2 flat-topped dormers with 5
cusped lights, also to 1st bay of chancel. Interior not
inspected.


Listing NGR: SJ3939392699

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