Description

815/9/641
12-APR-73

TEDSTONE WAFER
CHURCH OF ST JAMES (FORMERLY ST MARY)

(Formerly listed as:
TEDSTONE WAFER
CHURCH OF ST MARY)

II

Former parish church of 1873 by Edward Haycock junior.

MATERIALS: Rock-faced sandstone, banded red and grey roof tiles, incorporating fishscale tiles.

PLAN: Nave and chancel, with south chapel and porch, north vestry and west bellcote.

EXTERIOR: A former parish church in a picturesque Decorated style with steep roof, to which skylight windows have been added. Nave and chapel have 2-light windows, with 4-light west window and tall 3-light east window. The porch has a cusped entrance arch. The chapel has an east doorway under a shouldered lintel. The gabled bellcote has a single bell.

INTERIOR: Not inspected.

HISTORY: Built as a parish church in 1873 by Edward Haycock junior, replacing an older church. It has been redundant since c1968 and was converted into a house in the 1990s.

SOURCES:
N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Herefordshire, 1963, p 299.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION:
Church of St James (former church of St Mary) is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It is a characterful example of a small C19 Gothic-revival village church.
* It retains its C19 external character and detail after conversion to a dwelling.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26528177

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Recommended Books

• 
  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
• 
  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
• 
  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)