St James' Church, Whitehaven, Georgian church building in Whitehaven, England.
The church features a two-story nave, an elliptical apse, and a west tower with three stages incorporating a porch within the nave structure.
Carlisle Spedding designed this Grade I listed church in 1752, which became the parish church of Whitehaven following the fire at St Nicholas Church in 1977.
The altar piece titled 'The Transfiguration of Christ' by Guillio Cesare Procaccini was previously displayed at the Escurial in Madrid before its placement in Whitehaven.
The church structure includes stone walls with quoins, slate roofs, rectangular windows along the sides, and Venetian windows illuminating the eastern apse.
Italian craftsmen Arture and Baggiotti created intricate plasterwork on the ceiling, while a local blacksmith constructed the church's distinctive clock mechanism.
Location: Whitehaven
Inception: 1752
Architectural style: Georgian architecture
Website: http://whitehavenparish.co.uk/#/welcome-james/4524437185
GPS coordinates: 54.55080,-3.58340
Latest update: March 6, 2025 04:46
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