St. James Churchyard in Didsbury, Greater Manchester

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Coordinates: 53.40887, -2.23305
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The church of St. James is located in Stenner Lane, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2RQ. Stenner Lane is off Wilmslow Road (A5145) with its entrance between two pubs, The Didsbury and Ye Olde Cock Inn. The church is the oldest in Didsbury and is a Grade 2 Listed Building. Its origins can be traced back to 1235 when Didsbury was a tiny rural hamlet. The west tower is the oldest part of the present building; it was rebuilt in 1620 after a fire. The chapel became the parish church of Didsbury in 1850. The 18th-century galleries have been removed and substantial reconstruction took place in the 1850s and 1890s. The stained glass is all 19th century. The interior of the church underwent significant repair and renovation in 2012 as part of the 775th anniversary celebrations. Inside the church is a wall mounted memorial to the men of the parish lost in the Great War (1914-1919) and impressive funerary monuments to prominent local families, particularly the Mosleys. The graveyard around the church is generally very well kept although the lower section can be overgrown. Many of the headstones have been moved from their original sites and are now along the walls of the lower section.