St James’ Church Building:

• Visitors often compliment us on the particularly welcoming interior of our church, which is not always evident from the grand Victorian frontage outside.
  

• The church is not yet part of the “Open Churches” scheme, so the church is only open to visitors around times of services. However, if you would like the church to be opened-up for viewing or for contemplation, please contact Jackie Jones for access outside these times (see contacts)

• DDA - The church building and grounds have level access and a hearing loop is provided.

• Valuables and cash are kept stored off site. All valuable furniture or fitments are security coded and the leadwork on the roof is protected by Smartwater. The brass eagle lectern stands on an orb, with the eagle having an open bible on its back. This is symbolic of the Good News of Jesus Christ being carried to all 4 corners of the earth, which is basically the definition of evangelism.

• St James’ Church is Grade II listed, as being of historical or architectural interest, particularly on account of the window by Gibbs and Howard in the north trancept, which is highly acclaimed..

• The Church of Saint James was built in 1874 to designs of W Turner of Wrexham and extended by the addition of a chancel and south porch in 1875, and designated as a parish church in 1886. The exterior is rusticated coursed and squared rubble Cefn sandstone with ashlar dressings and slate roof, banded in two colours and with terracotta ridge cresting. It is listed as a good
  local example of the small scale church building which characterised urban expansion towards the end of the 19th Century and retaining many original or early fittings [link to church history]. See Wrexham County Borough Web-page http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/planning_portal/publications/churches_exhib/churches_stjames.htm