Church Of St James

The Church of St James is a parish church built between 1864 and 1865 by J S Crowther. It features roughly coursed slate rubble with sandstone dressings and has a graduated greenslate roof with stone ridge and copings. The church has five bays in the nave and three in the chancel, along with a small bell turret at the west end. There is a gabled porch on the south side that includes pointed-arched openings and a cross, with a pine inner door that has decorative hinges set in pointed-arched openings. A notable feature is the three-light east window, which contains glass made by Morris and Co. based on designs by Burne-Jones. The central light depicts the Crucifixion over the Ascension with angels, while the side lights show three tiers of single angels against a dark blue background with stars. This window is in memory of David Harrison, who died in 1878.