Reviews of Church of St James. (Church) in Manchester (Greater Manchester).

Church of St James

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Suite 2, The Old Parsonage, Stenner Ln, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2RQ, United Kingdom

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T. F.

Great Christian wedding service conducted here by Lisa on 10th August 2022.

J. P.

Beautiful church and church community. The building itself is stunning and is a gem in the community. We chose to be married and have our children baptised here for both the beauty of the church and the warm welcome of the church members.

S. J.

Stunning church with a traditional service with a incredibly in touch Rev who who doesn’t outcast the traditional people attending but manages to reach out and connect with people of different views. Impressed as I don’t like traditional but it was a lovely integration of both. Death by PowerPoint ? Silly comment - the later service rolls down a screen which provides the words to hyms - easier to read than the little writing in the books and I know it’s not 1980 Service style but guess what it’s 2019 and I found it easier. Really friendly welcome and glad I went today. The feeling was that he pastor/rev truly cared and connected with his congregation of varying ages and loved his sermon delivery. The outside is also worth a walk round. Oh also if they mention they are playing the incredible organ or have choir attending it’s a must , just wait for your heart to move around in your chest - A-ma-zing

L. M.

The oldest church in Manchester (over 800 years) was lovely to visit, all of the sculptures, scriptures and plaques had been maintained successfully and it is Large, perfect for christenings and baptisms and weddings. Next to the church are the parsonage gardens and fletcher moss Park which are both lovely walks after a visit to the church, it is in an ideal location to visit for a calm afternoon out.

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St James, Didsbury, on Stenner Lane, is a Grade II* Church of England church in the Manchester suburb of Didsbury and with Emmanuel church is part of the parish of St James and Emmanuel, Didsbury. In 1235 Albertus de Gresley granted land to Nicholas de Longford, Lord of the Manor of Withington, for the foundation of his own chapel in Didsbury. The first mention of the chapel is in the records of the Lancashire Assizes when 'William, Chaplain of Didsbury, came not on the first day and was fined'. In 1352 the Bishop of Lichfield gave permission for the consecration of a churchyard for the burial of the victims of the Black Death. In 1541 the Diocese of Chester was formed and the church was transferred from the Diocese of Lichfield. The parish covered an area from the River Mersey to Moss Side and from Chorlton-cum-Hardy to Heaton Norris and Reddish. In accordance with the orders of Elizabeth I all records of births, deaths and marriages began to be recorded in 1561. The original register is in the City of Manchester archives and includes the record of the baptism of Saint Ambrose Barlow on 30 November 1585. St James is an ancient Anglican church of medieval origins with significant subsequent 17th and mid-19th century modifications. The church was designated a Grade II* listed building on 25 February 1952. The original chapel is believed to have been a 13th-century oratory. Rebuilding, including the "dumpy" tower, took place in the early 17th century. A memorial stone over the tower's north door commemorates its benefactors, Sir Edward Moseley and Anne Mosley and the date 1620. The pinnacles and loops surmounting the tower are from 1801. The Mosley family, local magnates, were the benefactors. The chapel became the parish church of Didsbury in 1850. The nave was constructed in 1855, the chancel in 1871 and the east part of the south aisle in 1895. The church is of red sandstone with slate roofs. Pevsner found the interior "odd, early seventeenth century fabric, but later additions and alterations [have] changed its character". The 18th-centuries galleries have been removed and substantial reconstruction took place in the 1850s and 1890s. The stained glass is all 19th century. The church contains impressive funerary monuments, particularly of the Mosley family. A "good early C17 wall monument in Renaissance style ... a 3-bay Ionic colonnade surmounted by a central Corinthian architrave with cresting, with kneeling figures in each part" commemorates Ralph Mosley, who died in 1616. Sir Nicholas Mosley, the builder of Hough End Hall, is shown kneeling, "dressed in the robes of the Lord Mayor of London (1599)". The Mosley heiress, Ann, Lady Bland, the founder of St Ann's Church, Manchester, is also represented. The interior of the church underwent significant repair and renovation in 2012 as part of the 775th anniversary celebrations.