Church of St James the Great
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Church of St James the Great
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 20 Mar 2011
Showing the north and east elevations. There is a bench mark on one of the buttresses at the south-east corner (Image). The first stone to be laid in the building of the Church of St James the Great was done by the then High Steward of the Borough of Congleton, Randle Wilbraham Esq, in May of 1847. The architect was James Trubshaw of Newcastle under Lyme; the chief contractor was Samuel Faram of Odd Rode with the woodwork being under the direction of Edward Massey of Lawton. The building work was paid for by public subscription along with grants from the Chester Diocesan Society, the Incorporated Society and the Church Commissioners. It is built in the style of the transitional period of Early English; this is evident in the steep roof that forms an equilateral triangle to the windows and doorways. The church is built of local, Cloud-side, gritstone with a Westmoreland slate roof. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester Dr Graham on Wednesday 27th January 1849
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Latitude
53.164331
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-2.220115