St James' Church | |
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53°38′18″N 3°01′10″W / 53.6383°N 3.0195°W | |
OS grid reference | SD 3269 1625 |
Location | Lulworth Road, Birkdale, Southport, Sefton, Merseyside |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | St James, Birkdale |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Associated people | Revd Marcus Morris |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 29 July 1999 |
Architect(s) | A. Rimmer, J. F. Doyle |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1856 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone, slate roofs |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Liverpool |
Archdeaconry | Warrington |
Deanery | North Meols |
Parish | St James, Birkdale |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Rev Sam Johnson |
St James' Church is in Lulworth Road, Birkdale, Southport, Sefton, Merseyside, England, and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool. It was built between 1856 and 1857, and later extended. One of its former vicars was Revd Marcus Morris, the founder of the comic the Eagle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.