St James' Church, Daisy Hill facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St James' Church, Daisy Hill |
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St James' Church, Daisy Hill, from the southwest
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| OS grid reference | SD 658,044 |
| Location | Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Bolton, Greater Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St James, Daisy Hill |
| History | |
| Status | Church of England |
| Founded | 24 February 1879 |
| Founder(s) | (Westhoughton Mill) |
| Dedication | Saint James the Great |
| Consecrated | 22 April 1881 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 19 August 1986 |
| Architect(s) | Paley and Austin |
| Architectural type | Church |
| 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 | |
| Parish | St James, Daisy Hill |
| Deanery | Deane |
| Archdeaconry | Bolton |
| Diocese | Manchester |
| Province | York |
St James' Church is located in the Daisy Hill area of Westhoughton, which is part of Greater Manchester, England. It is an active church within the Church of England. The church is officially recognized as a Grade II* listed building, meaning it is a very important historic building.
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History of St James' Church
The church was built between 1879 and 1881. It was designed by famous architects named Paley and Austin from Lancaster. The building cost £6,500, which was a lot of money back then! Two sisters, Mrs Makant and Miss Haddock, paid for the entire church. Experts who wrote the Buildings of England books said the church was "a masterly performance for relatively little cash."
Work on the church started on February 24, 1879. Miss Haddock dug the first bit of ground, and Mrs Makant laid the first stone. The church was officially opened and blessed on April 22, 1881, by the Bishop of Manchester. It was built to hold 410 people. Daisy Hill became its own separate church area (parish) in 1884.
Church Architecture and Design
Outside the Church
St James' Church is built with bricks and decorated with terracotta, which is a type of baked clay. It also has some stone details. The roofs are made of slate. The church has a main area called the nave with three sections. It also has a porch on the north side, a chancel (the area around the altar), a north transept (a part that sticks out, making the church look like a cross), and a vestry (a room for clergy). There is also a bell turret on the south side.
All the windows have a Perpendicular style, which means they have vertical lines in their design. The windows along the sides of the church have three sections of glass. The porch has a pointed arch with carvings. At the front of the church (the west end) is a large window with five sections. The transept has a sloped roof and an entrance that sticks out. There are smaller windows in the organ area and the vestry. The window at the back of the church (the east window) has six sections. The bell turret has five levels. The bottom level has an entrance with a pointed arch and round windows. Higher up, there are windows for the stairs inside the turret and openings for the bells. At the very top of the bell turret is a pointed roof with a weathercock (a metal rooster that shows wind direction).
Inside the Church
Inside, the brick walls are left uncovered. The main part of the church (nave) has a roof with horizontal beams. The chancel has a curved, wooden ceiling that looks like the inside of a barrel. In the chancel, there are two sedilia (seats for the clergy) and an aumbry (a small cupboard for sacred items), both made of terracotta. The reredos (a screen or decoration behind the altar) was added in 1924 by Shrigley and Hunt.
The church also has a Pre-Raphaelite painting by Alfred Charles Weatherstone. The east window features beautiful stained glass made by Morris & Co., showing the story of the Epiphany. In the transept, there is another stained glass window from 1943, designed by Edith Norris. The only memorial inside the church is for its first vicar (church leader), who passed away in 1911. The large organ, which has three keyboards, was built in 1883 by W. E. Richardson.
See also
- Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester
- Listed buildings in Westhoughton
- List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin
