St James' Church, Staveley is a

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in the

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Staveley, Cumbria Staveley () is a village in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, in Cumbria, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Westmorland, it is situated northwest of Kendal where the River Kent is joined by its tributary ...

. Its

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is united with that of St Martin's Church,

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; St Anne's Church,

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; St Cuthbert's Church,

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; Jesus Church, Troutbeck and St Mary's Church,

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History

In the 1860s Staveley's 14th century church was replaced with a new one on a different site. Only the tower of the old church survives. The new church was designed by the architect,

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of Manchester, in Early English style. The foundation stone was laid on 24 September 1863 by General Upton, acting on behalf of Hon. Mrs Howard, the

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. It was consecrated by the

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, Rt Revd Samuel Waldegrave on 24 April 1865 at which point the only outstanding item was the spirelet.

Incumbents

*William Hudson ???? - 1658 *James Robinson 1676 - 1691 *William Harrison 1691 - 1724 *Thomas Garnett 1724 - 1742 *Isaac Knipe 1742 - 1754 *William Langhorne 1754 - 1757 *George Myres 1757 - 1806 *Peter Strickland 1807 - 1837 *James G. Elleray 1837 - 1858 *William Chaplin (Sen.) 1858 - 1898 *John Hawkesworth 1898 - 1902 *William Chaplin 1902 - 1920 *Ernest W.J. McConnel 1920 - 1943 *Eric E. Oliver 1943 - 1976 *Stephen Swidenbank 1976 - 1985 *John Woolcock 1986 - 1993 *Geoffrey Watson 1994 - 2013 *Shanthi Thompson 2013 - current

Stained glass

*East Window. Outstanding

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glass made by

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to designs of

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1878.

Organ

The church organ was built by Wilkinson and Son of Kendal and inaugurated on 25 September 1866 by Mr Smallwood of

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. A specification of the organ can be found on the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Staveley, St James Church of England church buildings in Cumbria Gothic Revival architecture in Cumbria Grade II listed churches in Cumbria Churches completed in 1865