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
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. 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.