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Latitude: 53.4372 / 53°26'13"N
Longitude: -3.0454 / 3°2'43"W
OS Eastings: 330646
OS Northings: 393891
OS Grid: SJ306938
Mapcode National: GBR 7X5P.GK
Mapcode Global: WH870.6V1T
Plus Code: 9C5RCXP3+VR
Entry Name: Church of St James
Listing Date: 17 October 1986
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1273545
English Heritage Legacy ID: 444539
ID on this website: 101273545
Location: St James's Church, New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH45
County: Wirral
Electoral Ward/Division: New Brighton
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Wallasey
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside
Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival
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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
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