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Residence Church XL is a modern housing space in the former St Jakobus Church. This Catholic church ceased religious activity in 1991.

The inspiration for a dramatic Dickens tale.

St James is built on ‘holy ground where the saints of old worshipped untold centuries ago' Revd JF Chanter. The tower with its lead broached spire has been dated to about 1310. It is one of only three in Devon. The church was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries and contains exceptional features. They include a carved screen described by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as ‘glorious' and a carved font, both from the renaissance period.

St James church, built by Sir Christopher Wren, was consecrated in 1684, towards the end of the most turbulent century in England's religious history. Today, in 21st century London, this light and beautiful church stands as an oasis of calm amid the hectic activity of Piccadilly Circus. Our lively, diverse Sunday congregation commits to being inclusive and adventurous, sensitive to the poetry and politics of the gospel; finding creative ways to proclaim the gospel afresh in each generation.

The church is set back from the High Street in the old village of Bushey, behind a village green and a pond. It has provided a place of peace for worship and prayer for over 700 years.

Said to be the smallest active church in Yorkshire, and one of the smallest in Britain, St James is a Grade II listed building. Dating from Norman times, it has been closed for worship and then reopened at least twice, and boasts a decorated font. Some say that smugglers used to hide out here!

The pretty white church of St James in Charlestown, Baildon is a late 19th century painted tongue and groove timber building. It was moved to Yorkshire from Essex by traction engine in 1904.

The successor church to the Spanish Embassy chapel by Bonomi was built by his great grandson, Edward Goldie, following a limited competition. Early English Gothic was the prescribed style but the design also drew on French Gothic models. The church was extended westwards during the First World War. Bentley provided furnishings for five chapels and shrines. Situated on a tight site, its height and detailing make the church a local landmark, despite lacking its projected tower and spire.

With a founding date of 1343, Marton's church just pips Lower Peover to the post to make it possibly the oldest timber framed church of its kind in Europe.

The St James Church (Igreja de São Tiago) is a Romanesque church that constitutes the main architectural exponent of this period in the city of Coimbra.