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St. James Church located on Blake Street in
Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness is a port town in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with Dalton-in-Furness Urban District in 1974 to form the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness. In 2023 the ...
, belongs to the Church of England's Diocese of Carlisle within the ecclesiastical Province of York. The present church building dates from the mid-19th century and is
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.


Background

St. James' was established in 1867 and construction of the building itself was completed in 1869,Genuki(St James the Great, Barrow)
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church to be built in the rapidly growing town. With a capacity of over 1,000 worshipers, St. James' is the largest place of worship in the town; architecturally the building is also one of the most prominent features in the Barrow skyline. The spire of St. James' stands at , while the length and breadth of the building come to and respectively.St James building
/ref> The church also has a notable organ that was commissioned in 1837 to be designed and built by William Hill,Details of the Organ at St James the Great
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, London. This fine organ would have been used for the wedding service on 10 February 1840 between
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. In 1865 the organ was removed (to be replaced), the original organ completed a move to its current location in 1868, and was rebuilt with a new action (and an additional 400 pipes) in 1884. Although heavily damaged in the 1941
Barrow Blitz The Barrow Blitz is the name given to the ''Luftwaffe'' bombings of Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom during World War II. They took place primarily during April and May 1941, although the earliest ''Luftwaffe'' bombing occurred in September 19 ...
during World War II, the church was re-opened in 1943.


Bell restoration

Extensive restoration during the 1990s has resulted in the building's current appearance. The tower contains a ring of 8 bellsDove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers
/ref> cast in 1877 by John Warner and Sons bell foundry at Cripplegate. The bells stopped ringing in 1999 when the church roof and West window masonry were replaced. When the scaffolding was taken down, the bells were inspected and declared unsafe to ring. A major appeal to restore the bells was undertaken between 2008 and 2014, with the bells being cleaned, re-tuned, and rehung with a brand new frame and fittings at a lower position in the tower.Barrow Bells Website
/ref> The heaviest bell now weighs 12cwt 0qtr 24 lb (almost two-thirds of a
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). The Rt. Revd. James Newcome (Bishop of Carlisle) rededicated the bells at a special service on Sunday 9 March 2014.


See also

* Listed buildings in Barrow-in-Furness *
List of places of worship in Barrow-in-Furness This article lists places of worship in the English town of Barrow-in-Furness. Barrow was a town built on industry and up until the late 19th century was only a small village. The population skyrocketed in a matter of decades to a peak of over 70 ...
* List of ecclesiastical works by E. G. Paley


References


External links


The Church of St JamesNorth Barrow Team Ministry (including St James)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrow-in-Furness, St James' Church St. James' Grade II* listed churches in Cumbria Church of England church buildings in Cumbria Diocese of Carlisle Church buildings by E. G. Paley Churches completed in 1869 1869 establishments in England