Church of St James
CHURCH OF ST JAMES, B 4208
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078233
- Date first listed:
- 23-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, B 4208
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1078233
- Date first listed:
- 23-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, B 4208
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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, B 4208
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Worcestershire
- District:
- Malvern Hills (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Welland
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 79697 39972
Details
WELLAND CP B 4208 SO 73 NE 4/176 Church of St James - II
Church. 1875 by J W Hugall. Rubble with slate roofs and shingle spire. Comprises a nave, north and south aisles, south-west tower, and lower chancel. In the west wall of the nave are 3 stepped trefoiled lights under pointed heads with trefoil. The tower has angle buttresses. The bell openings have 2 pointed openings with stone louvres under a pointed head. The broach spire has lucarnes. A clock face on the west side below the bell stage is dated "1897". The lower stage of the tower contains a porch with pointed south doorway. Above it is a blind arcade of 3 pointed arches. The south aisle has windows of 3, 2 and 2 trefoiled pointed lights. A curved wall at the east end of the aisle links it to the chancel. It contains 3 pointed lights. The south chancel window is of 3 lights. The north aisle window are of 3, 2, 2 and 2 lights. The north chancel window is of 3 cusped lights under a pointed head. The east window is of 3 foiled lights with a foiled circle over. A crypt is let by a 3-light pointed window. Interior: arcades of 4 bays to north and 3 to south. Arches are pointed with edge roll mouldings and spring from round piers banded with alternate grey and yellow stone which have foliated capitals. Roof trusses have arch-braced collars supporting king-posts turned to a round section braced to the ridge. The inner order of the pointed chancel arch springs from corbelled responds. At the north end of the south aisle is a chapel with curved outer wall. A pointed arch in the north wall of the chancel contains an organ. There are double sedilia and a piscina. The east window contains good late C19 glass probably by Hardman. A decorated wall tablet in memory of Thomas Evans (died 1671) is re-set on the wall of the north aisle.
Listing NGR: SO7969739972
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 355179
- 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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