St. James, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire

Description

The parish church of St. James, situated on the south side of the London and Oxford road, was erected by the Misses Reid in memory of their brother, Maj.-Gen. Reid, formerly M.P. for Windsor, and is a cruciform building in the Byzantine style of various coloured bricks and stone, from designs by Sir William Tite knt. architect, and consists of chancel; nave, transepts, an octagonal dome rising above the intersection surmounted by a gilt cross and flanked by four turrets, and a campanile containing a clock with three dials and 5 bells: there are sittings for 440 persons.

Church Records

The parish register dates from the year 1861.