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Church of St James

A Grade II Listed Building in Stoke-on-Trent, City of Stoke-on-Trent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9854 / 52°59'7"N

Longitude: -2.129 / 2°7'44"W

OS Eastings: 391438

OS Northings: 343125

OS Grid: SJ914431

Mapcode National: GBR MXS.NB

Mapcode Global: WHBD1.87G5

Plus Code: 9C4VXVPC+5C

Entry Name: Church of St James

Listing Date: 4 March 1992

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1210730

English Heritage Legacy ID: 384512

ID on this website: 101210730

Location: St James's Church, Meir Hay, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3

County: City of Stoke-on-Trent

Electoral Ward/Division: Broadway and Longton East

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Stoke-on-Trent

Traditional County: Staffordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire

Church of England Parish: Longton St James and St John

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

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Description



STOKE ON TRENT

SJ94SW UTTOXETER ROAD, Longton
613-1/7/96 (South West side)
04/03/92 Church of St James

GV II

Church. 1833-4, a Commissioners Church designed by J Trubshaw,
(BoE:T Johnson). Sandstone ashlar faced.
West tower, nave with 2 aisles, chancel. 3-stage tower with
simple hood mould over west door and Perpendicular style
window above, with clock over, and paired foiled bell chamber
lights. Polygonal angle buttresses form pinnacles. Traceried
panels to embattled parapet. Decorated style windows to
aisles, which are divided into 6 bays by buttresses forming
pinnacles, and which have embattled parapets.
North porch projects only slightly from building line of
aisle.
Clerestory with 2-light traceried windows and parapet above.
Apsidal chancel with Perpendicular style 2-tier windows with
hoodmoulds carried on corbel heads.
INTERIOR not inspected but reported as having polygonal east
end with window of 1874 by Cappronier, north and south
vestries, sacristy and organ chamber, in part a modification
of probably 1889, stone west gallery with vestibules and
stairs in the western aisle bays, truss roof, pews and a fine
monument by Baily of 1843.
(The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Pugh RB:
Staffordshire: Oxford: 1963-: P.234; The Buildings of England:
Pevsner N: Staffordshire: Harmonsworth).


Listing NGR: SJ9143843125

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