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The parish of St James, Hatcham was created in 1845 from Deptford, St Paul. The church was designed by W Granville and consecrated on 17 October 1854 on a site bought from the governors of Christ's Hospital. It was declared redundant in 1981 and leased initially to Goldsmiths College, later to Laban Dance Studio until their own building was built TQ3777 : Laban Dance School. In 2005 it was leased for use as a training centre to the London Development Agency until 2009 and subsequently to nearby Goldsmiths College for use as an art installation space. The present church TQ3676 : Present St James Church, New Cross is alongside.