St James' Church, New Brighton

St James' Church, New Brighton
St James' Church, New Brighton, from the southwest
St James' Church, New Brighton Location in Merseyside
53°26′14″N 3°02′44″W / 53.4372°N 3.0456°W / 53.4372; -3.0456
OS grid reference	SJ 307 939
Location	Victoria Road, New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Churchmanship	Low church
Website	St James with Emmanuel, New Brighton
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	10 July 1856
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	17 October 1986
Architect(s)	George Gilbert Scott
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1854
Completed	1856
Construction cost	£12,523 (including parsonage)
Specifications
Materials	Stone, slate roof
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Chester
Archdeaconry	Chester
Deanery	Wallasey
Parish	New Brighton, St. James with Emmanuel
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Revd Heather Atkinson
Laity
Reader(s)	Ron Jones, Mike Collins
Director of music	Richard Wilberforce
Organist(s)	John Tennant
Churchwarden(s)	John Timms, John Codling

St James' Church is in Victoria Road, New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wallasey, the archdeaconry of Chester and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is united with that of Emmanuel, New Brighton.^[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[2]