St James the Great, Morpeth

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St James Church
St James the Great
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St James the Great, Morpeth
55°10′12″N1°41′26″W / 55.17005°N 1.69069°W / 55.17005; -1.69069
Location Morpeth, Northumberland
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Website www.parishofmorpeth.org.uk/stjames/
History
Consecrated 15 October 1846 [1]
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Benjamin Ferrey [2]
Style Romanesque
Years built1842-6 [3]
Groundbreaking St James Day 1844 [2]
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Newcastle [4]
Archdeaconry Lindisfarne [4]
Parish Morpeth [4]

St James the Great, or St James' Church, is a Grade II* listed church in Morpeth, Northumberland. [3] The entrance screen which allows access to the churchyard from Newgate Street is also separately Grade II* listed. [5] The church is still used for services and is currently part of the Anglican parish of Morpeth. [6] [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "The Builder". Vol. 4. No. 178. 1846. p. 373, section 'Anglo-Norman Church Built at Morpeth, Durham'.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. 1 2 Historic England (11 August 1950). "Church of Saint James (Grade II*) (1042733)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Morpeth: St James the Great - CHR Church". facultyonline.churchofengland.org.
  5. Historic England (11 August 1950). "Entrance Screen to Churchyard of Church of St James (Grade II*) (1156013)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  6. "Services in Morpeth Parish". www.parishofmorpeth.org.uk.
  7. "The Anglican Parish of Morpeth". www.parishofmorpeth.org.uk.