St James' Church, Burton-in-Kendal

St James' Church, Burton-in-Kendal
St James' Church, Burton-in-Kendal, from the northwest
St James' Church, Burton-in-Kendal Location in Cumbria
54°11′09″N2°43′16″W / 54.1859°N 2.7210°W / 54.1859; -2.7210
OS grid reference	SD 531 769
Location	Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Churchmanship	Conservative Evangelical
Website	St James, Burton
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	12 February 1962
Style	Norman, Gothic
Specifications
Materials	Limestone, slate roofs
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Carlisle
Archdeaconry	Westmorland and Furness
Deanery	Kendal
Parish	Burton-in-Kendal
Clergy
Bishop(s)	The Rt Revd Rod Thomas ( AEO )
Vicar(s)	Revd Graham Burrows

St James' Church is in the village of Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with that of Holy Trinity, Holme. ^[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. ^[2]

History

The lower part of the tower and the northwest corner of the nave date from the 12th century, and are Norman in style. ^{[2] [3]} The north chapel dates from the later part of the 13th century. In the following century the south aisle was built, and the north aisle and south chapel date from the late 15th or the 16th century. In 1844 the chancel and the north chapel were rebuilt, and the clerestory was added. ^[2] In 1871 the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin carried out further alterations, including the removal of the gallery, adding a north vestry and organ chamber, replacing the seating, remodelling the pulpit, and adding a new font. ^[4]

Present day

St James' Church is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England, and it has passed resolutions to show that it rejects the ordination of women. ^[5] It receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Maidstone (currently Rod Thomas). ^[6]

Architecture

St James is constructed in limestone rubble with dressings in sandstone and limestone. The roof is made of slate. The plan consists of a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel with north and south chapels, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages with a two-light west window, two-light bell openings, and an embattled parapet. ^[2] Most of the windows are Perpendicular in style. Within the church, the pulpit is Jacobean. There is stained glass by Clayton and Bell, H. W. Bryans, Shrigley and Hunt, and by Lavers, Barraud and Westlake. Additionally, the church houses carved stone fragments dating back to the late 10th or 11th century. ^[3]

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Grade I listed churches in Cumbria
• Grade I listed buildings in Cumbria
• Listed buildings in Burton-in-Kendal
• List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin
• Media related to St James' Church, Burton-in-Kendal at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. St James, Burton, Church of England , retrieved 17 June 2012
2. Historic England, "Church of St James, Burton-in-Kendal (1335703)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 17 June 2012
3. Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2010) [1967], Cumbria, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 208–209, ISBN   978-0-300-12663-1
4. Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 225, ISBN   978-1-84802-049-8
5. "Christmas 2016 Newsletter" (PDF), bishopofmaidstone.org, December 2016, retrieved 31 December 2016
6. "Visit to Carlisle Diocese", Bishop of Maidstone, 16 February 2017, retrieved 21 February 2017