Description

SE 35 SW FOLLIFOOT PLOMPTON ROAD
(north side)

4/8 Church of Saint Joseph
and Saint James

GV II

Church. 1848. For Sir Joseph Radcliffe and Rev James Tripp, Rector of
Spofforth. Rock-faced gritstone with sandstone dressings; slate roof. 3-
bay nave with central south porch and west bellcote; 1-bay chancel with
small vestry on north side. Compact Gothic Style: gabled porch with hood-
mould and head-stops to pointed arch; low side walls with trefoil windows.
Lancet windows throughout, of one light at east end and 3 lights to west.
Diagonal buttresses, ashlar gable copings, shaped kneelers. Interior:
marble reredos includes symbols of the Evangelists. The 3 windows in the
chancel were dedicated 1879-81 to the memory of Sir Joseph Radcliffe, Bart.
The church was built as a chapel of ease to Spofforth Church and was opened
22nd October 1848.

Listing NGR: SE3428152683

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Church of Saint Joseph and Saint James at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26601949

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)