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St. JAME'S CHURCH, Cooling Website: www.visitchurches.org.uk Multimap location finder Administered by the Churches Conservation Trust the church of St. James is situated in Main Road, Cooling. The churchyard of this church is believed to have been the setting for the first meeting between the convict Magwitch and young Pip in Charles Dicken's 'Great Expectation', and the little stone 'lozenge' gravestones are known as 'Pip's Graves'. The church dates from the late 13th century and is impressively spacious inside. There are wonderful carved stone seats in the chancel and a set of rather primitive wooden benches in the nave. As well as some impressive memorials in the walls and floor the church is unusual in the way that the tiny 19th century vestry is lined with thousands of cockle shells - the emblem of St James. There is limited parking in the lay-by on the north side of the church. Opening Times: Open daily Back