Church of St. James the Great

Church of St. James the Great

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building_name = Church of St. James the Great


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building_type = Church
architectural_style = Gothic
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location = Lower Gornal, Sedgley, Dudley, England
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start_date = 1815
completion_date = 1817
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architect = Thomas Lee
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awards = Grade II listed building
The Church of St. James the Great is an Anglican church in the Lower Gornal area of Sedgley in Dudley, in the West Midlands, England. The church is Grade II listed, a status it received on March 11, 1996.IoE|459726] It is located within the Anglican Diocese of Worcester. [cite web |url=http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=18833 |title=St James the Great, Lower Gornal |publisher=A Church Near You |accessdate=2008-02-12]

Construction of the church commenced in 1815 and was completed in 1817 although it came into use in 1823. It was designed by Thomas Lee and built of local yellow stonecite book| first=Michael |last=Raven |title=Guide to Staffordshire and the Black Country, The Potteries and the Peak |publisher=Michael Raven |year=2004 |pages=149 |isbn=0906114330] 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.

It is not to be confused with St James's Church at Eve Hill in nearby Dudley, some two miles away.

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