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 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]

It is believed that the murals in the church used the Gambier Parry process. They were painted in about 1875 by Clayton and Bell but their records were lost. Some of the work was painted over in the 1970s. [6]

The church is still used for services and is currently part of the Anglican parish of Morpeth. [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ Turrill, J. (1844). "The British Magazine and Monthly Register of Religious and Ecclesiastical Information, Parochial History, and Documents Respecting the State of the Poor, Progress of Education". Vol. 26. p. 353, section 'Northumberland'.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  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. ↑ "St James Church Detail 2". Morpeth Parish. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Services in Morpeth Parish". www.parishofmorpeth.org.uk.
  8. ↑ "The Anglican Parish of Morpeth". www.parishofmorpeth.org.uk.


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