Description

BIRSTWITH LACKON BANK
SE 25 NW (east side)

14/25 Church of St James the
Apostle
23.1.87

- II

Church. 1856-57, for John Frederick Greenwood. Coursed squared gritstone,
grey slate roofs. West tower of 3 stages with tall spire. Nave of 4 bays
with north and south aisles, north porch and 2-bay chancel. In late C13 -
early C14 Gothic style. Hoodmoulds with head-stops to doors and geometrical
tracery to windows with hoodmoulds, of 2 lights to nave and chancel; 3-light
east window. Tower: diagonal buttresses, tall belfry window as nave, broach
spire with lucarnes. Interior: pews possibly date from addition of vestry
and organ chamber in 1887. Notable chancel arch with relief carving of
grapes and wheat below springer level. Reredos with figures in mosaic and
marble, pre-Raphaelite in style.

Listing NGR: SE2389359474

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Church of St James the Apostle at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26601671

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Recommended Books

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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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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  For the Record