Location Leicester Denomination Church of England Dedication St James the Greater Opened 24 September 1914 Phone +44 116 254 2111 Groundbreaking 28 October 1899 | Country England Website dlibitum.co.uk/sjg Consecrated 25 July 1901 Parish Leicester Diocese Diocese of Leicester Heritage designation Listed building | |
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Address 216 London Rd, Leicester LE2 1NE, UK Similar Church of St Mary de Castro - L, Leicester Cathedral, Holy Trinity Church - Leicester, St Nicholas' Church - L, St Margaret's Church - L | ||
St James the Greater, Leicester is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Leicester, Leicestershire.
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History
The church was founded as a daughter church of St Peter's Church, Leicester in 1881 and a temporary wooden church was constructed. The current building was erected between 1899 and 1901 to the designs of the architect H L Goddard of Leicester. The foundation stone was laid on 28 October 1899, and it was consecrated on 25 July 1901. The west front was completed between 1911 and 1914 and it was dedicated by the Bishop of Peterborough on 24 September 1914.
It became a parish in its own right on 25 June 1918.
Organ
The pipe organ was built by Stephen Taylor. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.