St. James' Parish, Lothian

St. James is another church that I passed on my way to school at St. Mary's. Honestly, it doesn't look like much from the road, so I never stopped. But when I finally did take the time to check it out, there's more than it seems.

When the old church became inadequate for the needs of the parish in 1763, the vestry ordered that a new church be built.

It was completed in 1765, and continues to serve the congregation today.

At one point, there was a wooden bell tower and entrance on the west side of the building, but that's been removed and the entrance is now very plain. Older images of the church with ivy on it, give the building much more character. 

It also looks like there were stained glass windows, but they are now all plain glass, which suits the simplicity of the building a little better. 

The St. James parish was originally established in 1692, and this church was one of a number in the parish, including Christ Church which I wrote about here. 

This is an illustration of St. James from the Old Brick Churches of book which was an inspiration for this project.

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