St James the Great, or St James' Church, is a Grade II* listed church in Morpeth, Northumberland.[2] The entrance screen which allows access to the churchyard from Newgate Street is also separately Grade II* listed.[5] The church is still used for services and is currently part of the Anglican parish of Morpeth.[6][7]
| St James Church | |
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| St James the Great | |
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| 55°10′12″N 1°41′26″W / 55.17005°N 1.69069°W | |
| Location | Morpeth, Northumberland |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 15 October 1846[3] |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Benjamin Ferrey[1] |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Years built | 1842-6[2] |
| Groundbreaking | St James Day 1844[1] |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Newcastle[4] |
| Archdeaconry | Lindisfarne[4] |
| Parish | Morpeth[4] |
References
edit- ^ a b "The Builder". Vol. 4. No. 178. 1846. p. 373, section 'Anglo-Norman Church Built at Morpeth, Durham'.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ a b Historic England (11 August 1950). "Church of Saint James (Grade II*) (1042733)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ Turrill, J. (1844). "The British Magazine and Monthly Register of Religious and Ecclesiastical Information, Parochial History, and Documents Respecting the State of the Poor, Progress of Education". Vol. 26. p. 353, section 'Northumberland'.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ a b c "Morpeth: St James the Great - CHR Church". facultyonline.churchofengland.org.
- ^ Historic England (11 August 1950). "Entrance Screen to Churchyard of Church of St James (Grade II*) (1156013)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Services in Morpeth Parish". www.parishofmorpeth.org.uk.
- ^ "The Anglican Parish of Morpeth". www.parishofmorpeth.org.uk.
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