Church of St James
CHURCH OF ST JAMES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1044799
- Date first listed:
- 24-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1044799
- Date first listed:
- 24-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bywell
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 03764 65240
Details
BYWELL NEWTON HALL NZ 06 NW 6/87 Church of St. James
II
Church, built 1857 as chapel of ease, enlarged 1873. Squared tooled stone with tooled-and-margined (1857) or tooled (1873) dressings; red tile roof. Aisleless nave with west tower and south porch, transepts, chancel with north vestry. C14 Gothic style, the 1857 chapel (the present nave) being modelled on the chapel of St. Bartholomew's Hospital at Cowley, Oxford.
3-stage west tower with moulded plinth, diagonal buttresses and north stair turret; 3-light west window, 2-light belfry openings, embattled parapet with 8 crocketed pinnacles. Nave has two 2-light windows, differing in detail, to north and south; south porch has pointed arch and IHS in foiled panel over. Transepts and chancel with moulded plinth and string courses; angle buttresses to south transept, diagonal buttresses to chancel and north transept; various 2-light windows and 3-light east window. Eaves cornice to chancel with square flower ornament. Coped gables with finial crosses.
Interior: Tall tower arch with embattled respond capitals; chancel arch with ballflower, on shafted responds with angel corbels. Rib-vaulted tower and south transept. Painted panelled chancel ceiling. Carved stone reredos, tiled stepped sanctuary with brass rail. North transept as organ chamber. Elaborately-carved octagonal font with symbols of Evangelists. Some marble memorial tablets including 1914-18 War Memorial. Glass by Clayton and Bell.
Listing NGR: NZ0376465240
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 239848
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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