Description

SU 45 SE LITCHFIELD & WOODCOTT LITCHFIELD
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16.5.66 Church of St James

II*

Norman, Transitional, C17, and restored 1874. Single-cell nave and chancel, with a
north aisle, south porch and bell turret of the restoration date. The arcade has
3 pointed arches on rectangular piers, with chamfers and plinth; the arches of the
(former) south aisle are visible in the infill walling (showing a round column with a
scalloped cap). The chancel has a high (Norman) and low window on each side, the nave
and aisle windows being modern lancets (grouped in the north aisle). The nave is
separated from the chancel by a wooden screen (dated 1655) with slender arcading
between the main frames, designed to be fixed to medieval stone bracket on each side.
old and badly worn font. Externally, there is a plain tile roof, a western turret
with a small broad spire. The walling is flint with stone dressings. A plaque on the
porch gable is dated 1875.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17532648

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Recommended Books

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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)