St. Philip and St. James Church, Booterstown
| St. Philips and St. James | |
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| St. Philips and St. James, Booterstown | |
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| Coordinates: 53°18′04″N 6°11′28″W / 53.300996°N 6.191237°W | |
| Location | Cross Avenue Booterstown County Dublin |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Website | booterstown.dublin.anglican.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 1821 |
| Consecrated | 16 May 1824 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) |
John Bowden Joseph Welland |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Booterstown |
| Diocese | Dublin and Glendalough |
St. Philip and St. James Church, Booterstown is a church of the Church of Ireland located in Booterstown, Dublin.
The area of the parish of Booterstown was founded in 1821, where the area had previously been covered by the parish of Donnybrook.
The site of the church was given by George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke along with £1,000 towards the construction. A grant by the Board of First Fruits and money raised locally went towards the total cost of £4,016 17s. The church was built between 1821 and 1824 with designs by John Bowden and finished after Bowden's death in 1822, by his student Joseph Welland.
The church was consecrated on Sunday 16 May 1824 by Archbishop Dr. William Magee, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin.
The initial structure was described as "handsome, in the later English style, with a square embattled tower with crocketed pinnacles at the angles, and surmounted by a lofty spire; the walls are strengthened with buttresses terminating in pinnacles, and crowned with an embattled parapet."
In 1854 Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea added a new entrance to the grounds from Mount Merrion.
In early 1868 under the incumbency of Rev. Beaver Henry Blacker, the parish decided to extend the church with a transept (on the south side) opening by two arches into the nave, a chancel, robing-room and porch. The architect for these alterations was J. Rawson Carroll and the building contractors were Messrs. D. Crowe and Sons. The church was reopened on the 2 May 1869.
In 1875 further enhancements were made by Rev. John Lombard with the addition of a second transept (on the north side) and organ chamber containing the present organ built by Forster and Andrews of Hull. Also in 1888 the addition of a pulpit.
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