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St James Parish Church. Seacroft Leeds
The church was consecrated by Dr. C.T. Longley, Bishop of Ripon, on 28th November 1845 and it aquired its own Chapelry District the following year. St James’ was built of Roundhay Stone at a cost of £3174.
It was built by Benjamin Russell of Leeds. The spire is 94 feet high and the clock was original in 1845. Three bells were donated in 1865 by Martha Wilson, who died in 1869. They were given in thanksgiving for her 90th birthday. In 1984, the bells were taken down and recast by John Taylor and Co. of Loughborough to provide the present lightweight ring of five.
St James Parish Church. Seacroft Leeds
The church was consecrated by Dr. C.T. Longley, Bishop of Ripon, on 28th November 1845 and it aquired its own Chapelry District the following year. St James’ was built of Roundhay Stone at a cost of £3174.
It was built by Benjamin Russell of Leeds. The spire is 94 feet high and the clock was original in 1845. Three bells were donated in 1865 by Martha Wilson, who died in 1869. They were given in thanksgiving for her 90th birthday. In 1984, the bells were taken down and recast by John Taylor and Co. of Loughborough to provide the present lightweight ring of five.