Description

ORMSKIRK

SD40NW VICARAGE LANE, Westhead
663-1/4/192 (North side)
11/08/72 Church of St James

GV II

Church. 1851. By Sydney Smirke. Coursed squared sandstone,
stone slate roofs. Geometric style. Nave with south-west
steeple, south aisle under parallel roof, chancel with south
vestry. The 3-stage tower has diagonal buttresses, a weathered
plinth and sill-band, a moulded 2-centred arched south doorway
with set-in shafts, a trefoil to the 2nd stage, 2-light belfry
windows, and a broach spire with lucarnes on 2 levels. The
4-bay aisle has 2-centred arched windows each of 2 cusped
lights, with varied quatrefoils in the heads, and hoodmoulds
with figured stops; the north side of the nave has similar
windows, and a 3-light west window with geometrical tracery.
The 2-bay chancel has a large 4-light east window with
reticulated tracery. INTERIOR: 4-bay aisle arcade of short
cylindrical columns with moulded annular caps and 2-centred
double- chamfered arches; similar chancel arch; good stained
glass in east window. Forms group with lychgate (q.v.), and
with the Old Vicarage to the east (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SD4362707183

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26505419

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments