St James' Church in

West End, Hampshire West End is a parish in Hampshire in the borough of Eastleigh, east of the city of Southampton. The village of West End is small and generally classed as an area in the outer suburbs or rural urban fringe of the borough of Eastleigh because of ...

is an

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parish church in the

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. The church building is

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History

The church was founded on 18 April 1836 with the first church building being completed in 1838. This was struck by lightning in 1875 and replaced with the current building, which was was constructed in 1890. The new structure was designed by

Sir Arthur Blomfield Sir Arthur William Blomfield (6 March 182930 October 1899) was an English architect. He became president of the Architectural Association in 1861; a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1867 and vice-president of the RIBA in ...

in a 15th century gothic style. The intention was to include a tower at the western end of the church, but this was never built. On 14 February 1983 the church building was listed as a grade II historic building. Footballer

Alan Shearer Alan Shearer CBE DL (born 13 August 1970) is an English football pundit and retired football player and manager who played as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest players in Premie ...

was married in the church in June 1991.

References

Borough of Eastleigh Church of England church buildings in Hampshire Churches completed in 1890 Arthur Blomfield church buildings {{Church-stub