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

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Date: 16 Nov 2004
Reference: IOE01/12277/25
Rights: Copyright IoE Mrs A H Jacobs. Source Historic England Archive
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