▁problem ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁chap el ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁School , ▁and ▁connected ▁to ▁it ▁by ▁large ▁double ▁doors . ▁This ▁chap el , ▁the ▁original ▁church , ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁W .   and ▁J .   H ay ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁George ▁Harris ▁of ▁St . ▁Hel ens . ▁It ▁was ▁ ▁consec r ated ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁. ▁At ▁the ▁lay ing ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁stone ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁was ▁stated ▁to ▁be ▁to ▁St . ▁Alban , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁consec r ation ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁as ▁the ▁Par ish ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁founded ▁Par ish ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁St . ▁James ▁the ▁Great . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁this ▁had ▁become ▁too ▁small ▁for ▁the ▁growing ▁population . ▁ ▁R ather ▁than ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁church ▁on ▁another ▁site ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁build ▁onto ▁the ▁existing ▁chap el ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁plans ▁were ▁approved ▁for ▁a ▁substantial ▁extension . ▁The ▁foundation ▁stone ▁for ▁this ▁was ▁laid ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁the ▁newly ▁extended ▁church ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁consec r ated ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁The ▁original ▁church ▁became ▁the ▁Lady ▁chap el ▁of ▁the ▁en larg ed ▁church . ▁The ▁extension ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Douglas ▁and ▁Ford ham . ▁In ▁ 1