St James the Greater, Leicester

St James the Greater, Leicester

St James the Greater, Leicester
Coordinates: 52°37′24.7″N 1°06′54.75″W / 52.623528°N 1.1152083°W / 52.623528; -1.1152083
Location Leicester
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website dlibitum.co.uk/sjg
History
Dedication St James the Greater
Consecrated 25 July 1901
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II* listed[1]
Architect(s) Henry L Goddard
Groundbreaking 28 October 1899
Completed 24 September 1914
Administration
Parish St James, Leicester
Deanery City of Leicester
Archdeaconry Leicester
Diocese Diocese of Leicester

St James the Greater, Leicester is a Grade II* listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Leicester, Leicestershire.[2]

History

The church was founded as a daughter church of St Peter's Church, Leicester in 1881 and a temporary wooden church was constructed. The current building was erected between 1899 and 1901 to the designs of the architect H L Goddard of Leicester. The foundation stone was laid on 28 October 1899,[3] and it was consecrated on 25 July 1901.[4] The west front was completed between 1911 and 1914 and it was dedicated by the Bishop of Peterborough on 24 September 1914.

It became a parish in its own right on 25 June 1918.

Organ

The pipe organ was built by Stephen Taylor. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St James the Greater, London Road  (Grade II*) (1361037)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ↑ The Buildings of England. Leicestershire and Rutland. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300096186
  3. ↑ "Church Extension in Leicester. The New Church of St James". Leicester Chronicle. Leicester. 4 November 1899. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Church of St James the Greater. Consecration by the Bishop of Peterborough". Leicester Chronicle. Leicester. 27 July 1901. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "NPOR R02080". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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