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St James Church New Brighton
Heritage Open Day: A Grade II Victorian Gothic Revival Style listed building, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, completed in 1856. Eminent Victorian artist A.O Hemmings, designed the reredos, murals & roof paintings and the 3 stained glass windows in the Sanctuary. St James Church is an important part of the history of New Brighton.
The church is constructed in sandstone from nearly Storeton quarry topped with a slate roof, and has a cruciform plan. The plan consists of a four-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles under lean-to roofs, north and south transepts, a chancel with a canted east end, a south chapel and vestry, north and south porches, and a steeple at the northeast corner.
The church is constructed in sandstone from nearly Storeton quarry topped with a slate roof, and has a cruciform plan. The plan consists of a four-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles under lean-to roofs, north and south transepts, a chancel with a canted east end, a south chapel and vestry, north and south porches, and a steeple at the northeast corner.
Sat 7 Sep:11am - 4pm; Sat 14 Sep:11am - 4pm; Free Entry.
Albion Street, New Brighton, Wallasey, Wirral, Merseyside CH45 9LF
Sat 7 Sep to Sat 14 September