Church of St James

CHURCH OF ST JAMES, CHURCH ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1138002
Date first listed:
23-Jan-1961
List Entry Name:
Church of St James
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST JAMES, CHURCH ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1138002
Date first listed:
23-Jan-1961
List Entry Name:
Church of St James
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST JAMES, CHURCH ROAD

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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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST JAMES, CHURCH ROAD

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

District:
Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Pulloxhill
National Grid Reference:
TL 06162 33800

Details

PULLOXHILL

TL 0633 CHURCH ROAD

19/91 Church of St James 23.1.61

GV II*

Parish church. Chancel substantially medieval, elsewhere rebuilt 1845-6 by J. T.Wing. Coursed ironstone rubble with ashlar dressings. Clay tile roofs with stone coping to gables. Chancel, nave, W tower/porch. Chancel: C14 pointed- arched 3-light E window. C15 pointed-arched 2-light window to N elevation. S elevation has 2 Cl5 3-light 4-centred-arched windows, W one truncated by E wall of nave, thereby appearing as single-light internally. Small S doorway. Nave: 3 2-light pointed-arched windows to both N and S, in C14 style, with variety of tracery. S elevation has small square-headed window to W end, lighting vestry. W tower/porch: 3 stages, with embattled parapet and diagonal buttresses. 2-light pointed-arched windows to bell-stage. W elevation has pointed archway surmounted by rose window. N elevation has square headed single-light to middle stage. Interior: monuments in chancel. Brass to George Fitz d.1608 and wife Anne. Marble wall monument to Sir William Briers d.1653 and his 2 wives Anne and Arabella, erected by latter, with bust of Sir William in oval recess within ornate pedimented surround. Brass to Dame Anne Briers d.1631. Floorslab to Dame Arabella Briers d.1662. Chancel retains C15 3-bay crown-post roof. Wing's nave has decorative 5-bay queen post roof with curved braces, wood gallery at W end and square font.

Listing NGR: TL0616233800

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
38078
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.

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