CHURCH OF ST JAMES
Overview
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II
List Entry Number: 1052435
Date first listed: 17-Oct-1988
Statutory Address: CHURCH OF ST JAMES, STANDLAKE ROAD
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Location
Statutory Address: CHURCH OF ST JAMES, STANDLAKE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Oxfordshire
District: West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
Parish: Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney
National Grid Reference: SP 34223 03062
Details
ASTON BAMPTON AND SHIFFORD STANDLAKE ROAD
SP30SW (North side)
Aston
9/20 church of St. James
GV II
Church. 1839, by Thomas Greenshields; sanctuary added 1862 by J. Clarke; further
alterations of 1885-9 by H. Drinkwater. Squared and coursed limestone with
ashlar quoins and dressings; gabled concrete tile roof. Cruciform plan with west
tower. Lancet style. 3-light Geometrical-style east window. One-bay chancel,
2-bay transepts and 4-bay nave have lancet windows with blocks to hood-mould
stops. Gabled ends of transepts each have blind round window above ribbed door
set in similar pointed doorways. West tower has similar ground-floor lancets,
and hood moulds over similar west door and louvred first-stage lancets; broached
and ribbed ashlar spire has gablets over trefoiled and louvred lights. Interior:
double-chamfered sanctuary and transept arches; similar west doorway. Mid C19
benches, stalls, lectern and Geometrical-style pulpit. Octagonal
Geometrical-style font in south transept. Lancet-style panelling in south porch.
Queen-strut trusses have pointed-arched braces. Stained glass: C20 memorial
glass.
(Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, p.426).
Listing NGR: SP3422303062
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number: 252091
Legacy System: LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Sherwood, J , The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, (1974), 426
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing