Church of St James

Church of St James, Thornton Road BD13

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1133695
Date first listed:: 09-Aug-1983
List Entry Name:: Church of St James
Statutory Address:: Church of St James, Thornton Road BD13

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1133695
Date first listed:: 09-Aug-1983
List Entry Name:: Church of St James
Statutory Address 1:: Church of St James, Thornton Road BD13

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Church of St James, Thornton Road BD13

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SE 10535 32734

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SE 1032 39/1084

Thornton BD13 THORNTON ROAD Church of St James

II 1870 parish church of T.H Healy. A simple but large church of sandstone "brick" with ashlar dressings. Tall nave with shallow cusped lancets to clearstory and low aisles with triple groups of lancets. Rose windows to west and east. Tall south-east tower with plain quoin buttresses to bell stage, strings, false machicolation and broached stone spire. The tower is a prominent landmark on the Thornton hillside. Large interior with south aisle arcade. Font of 1679 from the old chapel, with small octagonal bowl. The east window has late Morris and Co stained glass.

Listing NGR: SE1053532734

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Legacy System number:: 337190
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.