St James' Church, Arnside

St James' Church is in the village of Arnside, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.[1]

St James' Church, Arnside
St James' Church, Arnside, from the southeast
St James' Church, Arnside
Location in Cumbria
LocationArnside, Cumbria
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt James, Arnside
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Miles Thompson
Stephen Shaw
R. Morton Rigg
Austin and Paley
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1864
Completed1914
Administration
ParishSt James, Arnside
DeaneryKendal
ArchdeaconryWestmorland and Furness
DioceseCarlisle
ProvinceYork
Clergy
Vicar(s)Andrew B. Norman

History

The church originated as a small building consisting of a nave and chancel, built in 1864–66, and designed by Miles Thompson. It was extended towards the west in 1884 by Stephen Shaw, further enlarged to the north in 1905 by R. Morton Rigg.[2] A south aisle was added in 1912–14 by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley.[2][3]

Architecture

The plan of the church includes a nave with a clerestory, a lean-to north aisle, a south aisle under its own roof, and a chancel. Arising from the roof of the south aisle is a pair of dormers, one higher than the other. Inside the church, the north arcade is carried on octagonal piers, and the south arcade on taller round piers. The stained glass in the east window dates from 1880 and was designed by F. Burrow of Milnthorpe.[2] The two-manual pipe organ was built in about 1920 by Hope-Jones, and refurbished in 1993 by M. Fletcher of Halifax.[4]

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See also
  • List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1914)

References
  1. St James, Arnside, Church of England, retrieved 10 April 2012
  2. Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2010) [1967], Cumbria, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 116–117, ISBN 978-0-300-12663-1
  3. Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 248, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
  4. Westmorland (Cumbria), Arnside, St. James (D02983), British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 10 April 2012
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