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Latitude: 53.6384 / 53°38'18"N
Longitude: -3.0196 / 3°1'10"W
OS Eastings: 332686
OS Northings: 416248
OS Grid: SD326162
Mapcode National: GBR 7VCC.2G
Mapcode Global: WH861.LTB3
Plus Code: 9C5RJXQJ+95
Entry Name: Church of St James
Listing Date: 29 July 1999
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1379687
English Heritage Legacy ID: 479088
ID on this website: 101379687
Location: St James' Church, Sefton, Merseyside, PR8
County: Sefton
Electoral Ward/Division: Duke's
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Southport
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside
Church of England Parish: Birkdale St James
Church of England Diocese: Liverpool
Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival
SOUTHPORT
SD31NW LULWORTH ROAD, Birkdale
664-1/1/12 (North West side)
Church of St James
II
Church. 1856-7, probably enlarged. By A Rimmer. Coursed
rock-faced red sandstone rubble, steeply-pitched slate roofs.
STYLE: c1300.
PLAN: nave with west steeple, north and south porches to this,
gabled wings to the second bay, twin-gabled north and south
transepts, large chancel with various gabled side offices to
the south (the largest embraced by a lean-to extension on the
east side of the transept).
EXTERIOR: the 4-stage tower, with diagonal buttresses and a
short broach spire, has a 2-light west window and coupled
lancet belfry windows; the spire has lucarnes on 2 levels. The
gabled porches have side buttresses and unobtrusive doorways
in the east sides.
The south wall has stepped 3-light windows with cusped lights
in the first, fourth and fifth bays; the wings to the second
bay and each gable of the transepts have 2-centred arched
3-light windows with differing tracery; and the roof has 3
gabled wooden dormers each with 4 arched lights.
The chancel has a large east window of 5 cusped lights, and
elaborate tracery in the head.
INTERIOR: single vessel, with queen strut roof trusses and
steel tie-rods; good stained glass windows.
Listing NGR: SD3268616248
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