Castle Eden St James

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Castle Eden St James

[Population 1911: 1,829]

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The original church of St. James was built by the monks of Durham about 1150, but the chancel alone was standing when Rowland Burdon esq. bought the property in 1750 from Sir W. Bromley, Speaker of the House of Commons; in 1764 he pulled down what remained of the ancient church and erected the present edifice on the same site: it is a building of stone, in the Early English style, enlarged and otherwise improved at various periods, and consists of chancel, nave, and a western tower with spire: there are monuments to Rowland Burdon esq. several years M.P. for the county of Durham, and the designer and builder of Sunderland bridge crossing the Wear; to John Maclean esq. and to Rowland Burdon esq. son of the above, and his wife. In 1895 important alterations were commenced and completed in March, 1896, at a cost of £1,500. The chancel was rebuilt on a larger scale, an organ chamber added, the flat ceiling of the nave opened and the interior converted into nave and aisles by the erection of two columns on each side: there are 300 sittings. [Kelly's Durham Directory (1914) pages 63-64.]

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