St James' Church, Hampton Hill

St James’ Church, Hampton Hill
St James’ Church, Hampton Hill
51°25′51.4″N 0°21′15.56″W / 51.430944°N 0.3543222°WCoordinates: 51°25′51.4″N 0°21′15.56″W / 51.430944°N 0.3543222°W
Location	Hampton Hill
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Liberal Anglo-Catholic
Website	stjames-hamptonhill.org.uk
History
Dedication	St James
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Architect(s)	William Wigginton
Completed	1863
Administration
Parish	Hampton Hill
Deanery	Hampton
Archdeaconry	Middlesex
Diocese	Diocese of London
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Revd. Peter Vannozzi

St James’ Church, Hampton Hill is a Grade II listed^[1] parish church in the Church of England in Hampton Hill.

History

The first church building was opened in 1863 to designs by the architect, William Wigginton. It was enlarged with work starting in 1873. The tower was started in 1887 and completed early in 1889. The clock was provided by Smith of Derby in 1893.

Vicars

• Fitzroy John Fitzwygram 1863 to 1881
• Hon. Henry Bligh 1881 to 1893
• Charles Robert Job 1894 to 1914
• Richard Coad-Pryor 1914 to 1923
• Frederick Pearce Hope Harvey 1923 to 1950
• Rupert Hoyle Brunt 1951 to 1980 (formerly vicar of St Faith's Church, Nottingham)
• John Nicholas Chubb 1981 to 1988
• Dr. Brian Leathard 1989 to 2006.
• Peter Vannozzi 2006

Organ

The church had three manual pipe organ by Bishop which was obtained from St Peter's Church, Eaton Square in 1874. This has subsequently been rebuilt and expanded by Hele and Co in 1912 and 1951, and again in 1997 by John Males when new stops were added from St Mary’s Church, Twickenham. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[2]

References

1. "Images of England 459808". Images of England. Historic England. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
2. "NPOR K00008". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 12 November 2014.