| St James' Church | |
|---|---|
 Interior | |
 St James' Church | |
| 52°59′08″N2°07′45″W / 52.98542°N 2.12905°W /52.98542; -2.12905 | |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
The church of St James-the-Less is in Uttoxeter Road,Longton, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England.
St James-the-Less is aCommissioners' church which was built in 1833-4. It cost £10,000. With a capacity of 2000, it was intended to provide for the rapidly growing population of Longton. Other Commissioners' churches were built in the Staffordshire Potteries around the same time, for example,St Mark's, Shelton, which is slightly larger.[1] Not long after the completion of St James', one writer suggested that its size was perhaps optimistic given the strength ofNonconformist denominations in the area.[2] However, it is still an activeparish church.[3]
It is one of several Commissioners' churches designed byJames Trubshaw.[4]The church was built fromHollingtonsandstone with awest tower, six-bay nave andclerestory, and a short chancel with polygonalapse.
The church is aGrade II listed building.[4] It is one of a number of buildings in Stoke-on-Trent which were listed in the 1990s after a survey of the city. Another example is the church of the Holy Evangelists inNormacot.[5]