Description

SK 08 SW PARISH OF CHINLEY, BUXWORTH AND BROWNSIDE NEW ROAD
3/88 (North Side)
CHURCH OF ST JAMES
GV II

Church. cI874. Architect - J Lowe. Gritstone rubble with quoins. Ashlar
gritstone dressings. Slate roof with fish-scale banding and terracota ridge.
Stone coped gables with kneelers. Coped bellcote to west. Single cell
building with polygonal apse to east. North and south vestries, acting as
transepts externally. South elevation - three pairs of twin lancet windows
with leaded lights. Three butresses, one to west side of each window. To
west glazed wooden, gabled porch with cusped decoration and cusped windows
to sides. To east vestry has two-light flush mullion windows with arched
lights. Polygonal apse has lancet windows to sides. East window has geometric
tracery. North elevation, very similar to south, except for porch. Interior -
contemporary pews, font and other fittings. Scissor truss roof. Central
south window has abstract stained glass designed I962 by T Cocke.

Listing NGR: SK0215482168

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Church of St James at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26586241

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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