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St James Church, Muswell Hill is a large Anglican church in London, known as "the Church on the Hill". The original building was consecrated in 1842, and the church was extended in 1874. The foundation stone for the current building was laid in 1900. The building was gutted by World War II bombing, and the restored church was rededicated in 1952. The church center building foundation stone was laid on 20 May 1994 and can viewed in the bookshop. The Church spire was completed in 1910, the spire stands 300 ft above sea level-this is how the church got the name "Church on the Hill" The tower is 21 feet square and 80 feet high. On top if this the spire rises to another 82 feet and the total height to the top is 170 feet. A church school was completed nearby in 1850. The new school now sits on Woodside Ave〔(St James website )〕 ==Old Vicars of the Church== 1842-1846 John Jackson (Later bishop of London) 1846-1876 James Browell 1876-1894 Ernest Peter Cachemaille 1894-1912 James Shearer Whichelow 1912-1931 Arthur Mercer 1931-1958 Ernest Ernold Dunn (Prebendary of St Pauls) 1958-1966 Norman Harold Bainbridge 1967-1977 William Sidney Allam (Prebendary of St Pauls) 1978-1992 Michael Bunker (Prebendary of St Pauls) 1993-2007 Alex Ross 2008-2013 Kim Swithinbank 2014–present Christopher Green 〔(James Vicar Board in Tower entrance )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St James' Church, Muswell Hill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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