Church of St James
CHURCH OF ST JAMES, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072658
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, CHURCH STREET
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- Date:
- 2005-10-19
- Reference:
- IOE01/14673/01
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072658
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, CHURCH STREET
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, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Burnley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Briercliffe
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 86740 34951
Details
SD 83 SE BRIERCLIFFE WITH CHURCH STREET EXTWISTLE Harle Syke
3/5 Church of St. James - - II
Church. 1840, probably by Edmund Sharpe. Squared sandstone, stone slate roof. Nave with short chancel, west steeple. Early English style. Three-span roof (belying single vessel interior); pilaster buttresses making 5 bays on south side, 4 on north side, the westernmost with small lancets at upper level (lighting the staircases), the others all with tall coupled lancets; east end has stepped triple lancet to chancel, single lancet each side (north side terminated at 4th bay). At west end 2-stage tower is partly embraced by pseudo-aisles (which are gabled), has 2-centred arched west door, 2 lancets above, gables on each side, octagonal drum and belfry with a lancet in each side, and short octagonal spire. Interior: except for porch incorporated in tower and staircases each side, and chancel and organ house at east end, a single vessel with flat ceiling supported by very slim iron columns rising through (panelled) galleries on 3 sides; galleries approached by 1/4-turn staircases with stick balusters and ramped handrails; chamfered 2-centred chancel arch and matching arch to organ house on south side; brass double candelabra attached to frieze of gallery; pitch pine pews at ground floor, box pews in gallery. Unusually unaltered example of early C19 church.
Listing NGR: SD8674034951
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 184011
- 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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