| St James' Church, Wrightington Bar | |
St James' Church, Wrightington Bar, from the south
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St James' Church, Wrightington Bar
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| OS grid reference | SD 526 136 |
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| Location | Wrightington Bar, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St James, Wrightington |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint James |
| Consecrated | 1857 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 19 August 1988 |
| Architect(s) | E. G. Paley |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1857 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone rubble, slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Wrightington |
| Deanery | Chorley |
| Archdeaconry | Blackburn |
| Diocese | Blackburn |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Roger Townley |
St James' Church, Wrightington Bar, is in the village of Wrightington Bar, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn.[1] The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[2] It stands in Church Lane to the west of the village.[3]
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The church was designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley, and consecrated in 1857.
St James' is constructed in sandstone rubble and has a slate roof. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave with a south aisle, a south porch, and a chancel. At the west end is a rose window, above which is a gabled bellcote. Along the north wall of the nave are four pairs of lancet windows, between which are buttresses, and along the south wall of the aisle are three similar windows. The chancel has two lancets in the south wall, and a triple stepped lancet window at the east end.
Inside the church is an arcade carried on alternate round and octagonal piers. The church has an open timber roof.[2][4] The two-manual organ was made in 1916 by Jardine of Manchester and modified in about 1985 by Pendlebury of Cleveleys.[5] The authors of the Buildings of England series express the opinion that the church is "nothing special".[4]