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Church of St James

A Grade II Listed Building in Knotty Ash, Liverpool

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4276 / 53°25'39"N

Longitude: -2.9136 / 2°54'48"W

OS Eastings: 339393

OS Northings: 392699

OS Grid: SJ393926

Mapcode National: GBR 7MF.Q9

Mapcode Global: WH878.63VP

Plus Code: 9C5VC3HP+2H

Entry Name: Church of St James

Listing Date: 19 June 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1208257

English Heritage Legacy ID: 359085

Also known as: St James' Church, West Derby

ID on this website: 101208257

Location: St James's Church, Sandfield Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, L12

County: Liverpool

Electoral Ward/Division: Knotty Ash

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Liverpool

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: West Derby St James

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival

Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11 March 2026 to update the Name and Address and reformat the text to current standards

SJ 3992
22/745

MILL LANE (south side), L12
St Thomas Indian Orthodox Church

(Formerly listed as Church of St. James)

II

Church, 1845-1846, E. Welch; Chancel, 1879, W. & J. Hay. West tower (ritual west is actual north), five-bay nave, transepts and chancel flanked by chapel and vestry. three-stage tower has angle buttresses. West entrance has two orders with carved tympanum and hood mould with head stops; gableted roundel over, a lancet over, then weathering to battered bell stage with paired louvred bell opening. Lombard frieze and pyramidal roof. To south is later round baptistry with lancets, gabled entrance and Lombard frieze. Nave has lancets with shafts and hood moulds with head stops between gabled buttresses; weathered sill band and Lombard frieze to parapet. Transepts have three stepped lancets with roundel over, angle buttresses with panelled pinnacles. One bay of old chancel then north chapel of five lancets, gabled porch, two light east window with rounded. Chancel east window has five lancets taller central one flanked by roundels. South chapel as north but vestry with canted end, straight headed windows and porch with rounded over entrance. Gabled south porch of two orders. Roof has two flat-topped dormers with five cusped lights, also to first bay of chancel.

Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ3939392699

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