Church of St James
CHURCH OF ST JAMES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1056143
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES
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- Date:
- 2003-07-10
- Reference:
- IOE01/10854/19
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1056143
- Date first listed:
- 04-Feb-1958
- 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:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Chillington
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 38971 11087
Details
ST31SE CHILLINGTON CP CHILLINGTON VILLAGE 1/1 Church of St James
4.2.58
GV II*
Anglican Parish Church. C13 origin, modified early C14 and in C15, restored in 1842 and 1909. Ham stone and local lias stone rubble, Ham ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roofs with stone slate base course, coped gables to all but west end of nave, which is plain; simple stone bell turret with 2 bells at west end. Three-cell plan of 2-bay chancel, of C13 and C14, 3-bay nave of later C14. South transept/organ chamber of 1909: north vestry, probably of 1842, and south porch, dated 1731. Chancel has chamfered plinth, eaves course, angled corner buttresses. East window 3-light Y-tracery probably early C19, set in hollowed recess without label. On north a single-light cinquefoil cusped window without label. To south a smaller similar light towards west, and a 2-light trefoil-cusped window to east, both without labels, and between them a narrow, chamfered cambered-arched doorway. South transept has a 2-light reticulated window in south wall, with external ferramenta. In north-east corner a splayed adjunct with boarded door under simple leaded fanlight with matching sidelight, under flat roof. Porch abuts transept, with coped gable with cross finial, and date plaque inscribed 'TS/CHW/1731' in an ovolo-mould panel, simple pointed archway with label and small light in west wall. Inside are bench seats and simple inner doorway. Nave has angled corner buttresses to west gable. No window on south side, the west window a 2-light, late C14/early C15 traceried with square-stop label, and with 2 deep putlog holes in wall alongside. North wall has 2 C18 windows of 3 lights, 4-centre-arched lights with carved spandrils set into square-arched wave-mould recesses without labels. Projecting vestry with similar 2-light window, but with 3-centre-arched heads to lights, with doorway in east side. Inside, chancel has arch-braced collar-truss roof renewed in 1909. Simple fittings mostly C19. Panelled chancel arch of C15 to almost full width of nave; semi-circular arch into splay, and elliptical arch into transept. Arch braced collar truss nave roof. Nave furniture of C19 and C20, the pews of 1909-1935. Traces of painting on chancel arch, and also sockets for the rood screen. The two bells by Thomas Bilbie II, of 1782. (VCH Somerset, Vol IV, 1978).
Listing NGR: ST3897111087
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 262250
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Somerset, (1978)
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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