Cross in churchyard, Church of St James the Great
Church of St James the Great, Church Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1059198
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1956
- List Entry Name:
- Cross in churchyard, Church of St James the Great
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St James the Great, Church Road
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1059198
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1956
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 04-May-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Cross in churchyard, Church of St James the Great
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of St James the Great, Church Road
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 Great, Church Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Fitzhead
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 11972 28374
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 10/05/2019
ST12NW
6/101
FITZHEAD CP
CHURCH ROAD (east side)
Cross in churchyard, Church of St James the Great
(formerly listed as Cross in St James Churchyard)
25.1.56
GV
II*
Cross. C14, restored 1908. Grey sandstone, octagonal plan, two steps, socket with bold convex broaches, square tapering shaft with chamfered edges moulded as finials. Sculptured figure in niche on east side. Abrupt junction with restoration of 1908. Shaft continued with lantern top: east face, Virgin and Child; west face, Crucifixion; north St James the Great and south a Bishop. Scheduled Monument
Listing NGR: ST1197228374
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 270312
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pooley, C, An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Old Stone Crosses of Somerset, (1877)
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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