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St James' Church, Whitehaven

St James' Church is in High Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, at the crossing with the top of Queen Street. It stands in an elevated position overlooking the town. The church is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
==History==

The church was built in 1752–53 at a cost of £3,400 (£}} in ).〔 Its design has been attributed to Carlisle Spedding, who was agent and mining engineer to Sir James Lowther.〔〔 However the authors of ''Buildings of England'' series note that no other building designed by Spedding is known, and it has been suggested that the architect was Christopher Myers, who later designed churches in Ireland.〔 The land for the church was given by Sir James. In 1871 the apse was restored, blocking the east Venetian window, and introducing top lighting.〔 The interior of the church was reordered in 1886 by C. J. Ferguson, which including moving the altar and the organ. In 1921 the southeast of the church was converted into a war memorial chapel, and the northeast into a baptistry.〔〔 The interior of the church was reordered again in 1979–80, which included removal of the tiered seats in the galleries. Glass doors were installed at the entrance to the church in 1997, and in the following year two new bells were added.〔

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