- Church of St. James the Great, Sedgley
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Church of St. James the Great General information Type Church Architectural style Gothic Location Lower Gornal, Sedgley, Dudley, England Coordinates 52°31′10″N 2°07′28″W / 52.5194°N 2.1245°WCoordinates: 52°31′10″N 2°07′28″W / 52.5194°N 2.1245°W Construction started 1815 Completed 1817 Design and construction Architect Thomas Lee Awards and prizes Grade II listed building The Church of St. James the Great is an Anglican church in the Lower Gornal area of Sedgley in the West Midlands, England. The church is Grade II listed, a status it received on March 11, 1996.[1] It is located within the Anglican Diocese of Worcester.[2]
Construction of the church commenced in 1815 and was completed in 1817 although it came into use in 1823.[3] It was designed by Thomas Lee[1] and built of local yellow stone[3] with slate and tile roofs. The church was enlarged in 1837 to add north and south porches. It was refitted in 1849 with the addition of a chancel. The chancel was rebuilt and an organ was added in 1899 and in 1930, the top section of the tower was rebuilt. The north window of the apse was produced by Ninian Comper in 1902.[1]
It is not to be confused with St James's Church at Eve Hill in nearby Dudley, some two miles away.
References
- ^ a b c Details from listed building database (459726) . Images of England. English Heritage.
- ^ "St James the Great, Lower Gornal". A Church Near You. http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=18833. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ a b Raven, Michael (2004). Guide to Staffordshire and the Black Country, The Potteries and the Peak. Michael Raven. pp. 149. ISBN 0906114330.
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Dudley
- Grade II listed churches
- Grade II listed buildings in the West Midlands
- Buildings and structures completed in 1817
- 19th-century church buildings
- Church of England churches in the West Midlands (county)
- West Midlands (county) building and structure stubs
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