St James' Church Glossop

St James's Church Glossop
St James's Church Glossop
53°26′19.32″N 1°57′10.08″W
Location	Glossop
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Evangelical
History
Dedication	St. James
Consecrated	8 September 1846
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Designated	22 May 2000[1]
Architect(s)	Edwin Hugh Shellard
Groundbreaking	27 September 1844
Completed	1846
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Derby
Archdeaconry	Chesterfield
Deanery	Glossop
Parish	Whitfield

St. James's Church is an Anglican church in the evangelical tradition in the town of Glossop, Derbyshire, in the north-west of England. Along with St. Luke's Church, it makes up Whitfield Parish[2] within Derby Diocese.[3]

The churchyard contains war graves of three soldiers of World War I,[4] and a Grade II listed memorial to Samuel Wood, a local mill-owner.[5]

History

The foundation stone was laid on 27 September 1844 and construction started to the designs of the architect Edwin Hugh Shellard. The church was consecrated on 8 September 1846 by the Bishop of Lichfield.[6] The chancel was enlarged in 1897 by Naylor and Sale, and a vestry added at the turn of the 20th century. In 2000, the church was designated a Grade II listed building.[1]

Organ

The church has a pipe organ by Forster and Andrews dating from 1859. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]

See also

• Listed buildings in Glossop

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St James the Great (Grade II) (1384276)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
2. Glossop.org
3. Derby Diocese
4. "Glossop (Or Whitfield) (St. James) Churchyard". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
5. Historic England. "Wood Monument approximately 40 metres to south west corner of Church of St James the Great (Grade II) (1384278)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
6. "Consecration of Whitfield Church, Glossop". Derbyshire Courier. Derbyshire. 12 September 1846. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
7. "NPOR [N05420]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 1 April 2015.