St James' Church, Church Kirk

Anglican parish church in the deanery of Accrington, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn^[1] until November 2015 when it was closed.^[2] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.^[3]

Penda.^[5] The tower dates from the late medieval period, and the nave was built in 1804–05.^[3] The parapet was added to the tower in 1844. In 1895–96 the chancel was built, and tracery was installed in the nave windows. The stained glass in the south nave windows was replaced in 1918 following damage caused by an explosion in a nearby ammunition factory.^[5] The tower was damaged by fire in 1983.^[3]

Victorian period.^[5] The chancel windows are arched with tracery.^[3]

Whitefriars Glass in 1909, and is made using the opus sectile technique. The font is Perpendicular in style. In the south wall of the nave are two sets of windows with stained glass depicting the Four Evangelists. These were remade by Morris & Co. in 1918 to the original designs of Edward Burne-Jones after they were damaged in the 1917 explosion for the cost of £230. On the south side of the chancel are windows of 1927 by B. D. Walmsley.^[5] There was a ring of eight bells, all cast in 1865–67 by John Warner & Sons, but these were removed and are to be rehung in St Cuthbert's Church, Over Kellet.^{[citation needed}