St James Church New Brighton

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 windows along the sides of the aisles are paired between buttresses, and in the clerestory are triangular windows. At the west end of the church are gabled buttresses, between which is a doorway, sadly no longer in use. Above the doorway are three lancet windows and a circular window. The transepts also have gabled buttresses and triple lancets, and a rose window on the north and south sides. In the chancel are two-light windows in each of the three sides of the canted east end, and there are two-light windows in the chapel. The tower has angle buttresses and is in four stages. In the bottom stage is an entrance on the east side and blind arcading on the north side. The second stage contains traceried lancets, the third stage has pairs of trefoil-headed windows, and in the top stage are two-light louvred bell openings and a cornice decorated with ballflowers. On top of the tower is a broach spire with lucarnes and a niche above each broach.
The westerly winds have taken its toll and restoration of church windows is currently underway.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 07 September:

11am - 4pm

Saturday 14 September:

11am - 4pm

Location & directions

Albion Street, New Brighton, Wallasey, Wirral, Merseyside, CH45 9LF

Directions:

Level access via Albion Street entrance

Contact on day:

Sue Chadwick

Telephone number:

+447840274872

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

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