St James the Great, Morpeth

St James Church
St James the Great
55°10′12″N 1°41′26″W
Location	Morpeth, Northumberland
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	www.parishofmorpeth.org.uk/stjames/
History
Consecrated	15 October 1846[3]
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Benjamin Ferrey[1]
Style	Romanesque
Years built	1842-6[2]
Groundbreaking	St James Day 1844[1]
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.^[2] 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]

References

1. "The Builder". Vol. 4. No. 178. 1846. p. 373, section 'Anglo-Norman Church Built at Morpeth, Durham'. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
2. Historic England (11 August 1950). "Church of Saint James (Grade II*) (1042733)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
3. 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)
4. "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.

External links

• Official website