St James' Church, Daisy Hill
| St James' Church, Daisy Hill | ||
|---|---|---|
Style Gothic Revival | | |
| Groundbreaking | 24 February 1879 | |
| Completed | 1881 | |
| Construction cost | £6,500 | |
| Specifications | ||
| Capacity | 410 | |
| Length | 124 feet (37.8 m) | |
| Nave width | 48 feet (14.6 m) | |
| Materials | Brick with terracotta dressings, slate roofs | |
| Administration | ||
| Province | York | |
| Diocese | Manchester | |
| Archdeaconry | Bolton | |
| Deanery | Deane | |
| Parish | St James, Daisy Hill | |
| Clergy | ||
| Rector | Rev Carol Pharaoh | |
| Priest(s) | (Interregnum) | |
| Laity | ||
| Churchwarden(s) | Jenifer Palin & Alison Campbell[1] | |
St James' Church is in the Daisy Hill district of Westhoughton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Manchester and is part of the Deane deanery and Bolton archdeaconry.[2] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[3]
History
The church was built between 1879 and 1881, and was designed by the
consecrated on 22 April 1881 by the Bishop of Manchester.[7] The church provided seating for 410 people.[8] Daisy Hill became a separate parish in 1884.[9]
Architecture
Exterior
St James' is constructed in brick with
weathercock.[3]
Interior
Inside the church the brick is bare. The nave has a tie-beam roof, and the chancel has a boarded
aumbry, both in terracotta. The reredos dates from 1924, and is by Shrigley and Hunt. Also in the church is a Pre-Raphaelite painting by Alfred Charles Weatherstone. In the east window is stained glass made by Morris & Co., depicting the Epiphany. In the transept is a stained glass dating from 1943 designed by Edith Norris. The only monument in the church is to the memory of its first vicar, who died in 1911.[5] The three-manual organ was built in 1883 by W. E. Richardson at a cost of about £3,000 (equivalent to £320,000 in 2021).[4][10]
See also
- Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester
- Listed buildings in Westhoughton
- List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin
References
- ^ Contact Us. stjamesdaisyhill.weebly.com. retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ St James, Daisy Hill, achurchnearyou.com, retrieved 3 September 2011
- ^ a b Historic England, "Church of St James, Westhoughton (1067273)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 3 September 2011
- ^ a b UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 11 June 2022
- ^ ISBN 0-300-10583-5
- ^ The foundation stone is laid, St James the Great, Daisy Hill, retrieved 20 November 2013
- ^ Consecration of St James Church, St James the Great, Daisy Hill, retrieved 20 November 2013
- ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
- ^ The Parish of Daisy Hill is formed, St James the Great, Daisy Hill, retrieved 20 November 2013
- ^ Lancashire (Manchester, Greater), Westhoughton, St. James, Daisy Hill (N10975), British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 3 September 2011