Birkdale: St James

Name:
Birkdale: St James
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
622124
Diocese:
Liverpool
Archdeaconry:
Knowsley and Sefton
Parish:
St. James Birkdale

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is in the following Conservation Area: Birkdale Park

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Heritage at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Victorian/Pre-WWI

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 622124 Birkdale St James
Caption:
Exterior image of 622124 Birkdale St James
Description:
Photograph of the exterior of St James church Birkdale taken 29 August 2015
Year / Date:
2015
Copyright:
Gary Rogers
Originator:
Gary Rogers

Summary Description

St James, Birkdale, was constructed between 1856 and 1857 to the designs of Architect, A Rimmer. It is listed Grade II. The church building is laid out to a simple plan with chancel, nave, north and south transepts and with a “four stage” tower topped by a spire at the west end. The walls are of coursed “rock faced” red sandstone with slate roofs laid in diminishing courses which have occasional timber dormer windows centred between the braced Queen post roof trusses to introduce additional natural light into the worship space.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
Work in progress - can you help?
 

Church Website

Church Website:
http://www.stjamesbirkdale.co.uk

Sources and Further Information

Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service (2017) Merseyside Historic Environment Record (HER) MME13544 [Digital Archive/Data]
Gary Rogers (2015) Exterior image of 622124 Birkdale St James [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 622124 Birkdale St James
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/15248/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
C Nelson (2021) St James Birkdale - New Communion Table [Digital Archive/Document]
St James Birkdale - New Communion Table
C Nelson (2021) St James Birkdale - New Communion Table [Digital Archive/Document]
St James Birkdale - New Communion Table
C Nelson (2021) Old Communion Table from St James Birkdale [Digital Archive/Document]
Old Communion Table from St James Birkdale
Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 1 Bell [Archive/Index]
1 Bell