St James the Great, Colchester

Church in Essex, England
51°53′23″N 0°54′26″E / 51.88976°N 0.90729°E / 51.88976; 0.90729LocationEast Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2QLCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandChurchmanshipTraditional CatholicHistoryStatusActiveArchitectureFunctional statusParish churchHeritage designationGrade II* listedAdministrationDioceseDiocese of ChelmsfordEpiscopal areaColchester Episcopal AreaArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of ColchesterDeaneryColchesterParishSt. James and St. Paul ColchesterClergyBishop(s)The Rt Revd Norman Banks (AEO)

The Church of St James the Great is a Church of England parish church in Colchester, Essex. The church is a grade II* listed building.[1]

History

The church was originally built from the 13th to 15th centuries. It was restored from 1870 to 1871 by Samuel Sanders Teulon.[1]

On 24 February 1950, the church was designated a grade II* listed building.[1]

Present day

The Church of St James the Great is part of the Parish of St. James and St. Paul Colchester in the Archdeaconry of Colchester in the Diocese of Chelmsford.[2]

The parish stands in Traditional Catholic tradition of the Church of England.[2] As it rejects the ordination of women, the parish receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Richborough (currently Norman Banks).[3]

Notable people

  • Tower
    Tower
  • Rood beam
    Rood beam
  • Chancel
    Chancel

References

  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Church of St James and St Paul (1307051)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Colchester: St James the Great, Colchester". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. ^ "St James". See of Richborough. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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