Church of St James
CHURCH OF ST JAMES, WIRKSWORTH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1158731
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, WIRKSWORTH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1158731
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, WIRKSWORTH 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, WIRKSWORTH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- Amber Valley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Idridgehay and Alton
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 28550 49023
Details
PARISH OF IDRIDGEHAY AND ALTON WIRKSWORTH ROAD SK 24 NE 3/57 Church of St James II Anglican Church. 1854-5 by H I Stevens of Derby in the Decorated style. Ashlar girtstone on a shallow plinth, with coped gables with cross finials, and graduated slate roof. Nave, nave porch, chancel, north aisle and north east tower with broach spire and lucarnes. Decorated traceried windows beneath hoodmoulds with stops, with stepped buttresses between windows, and diagonal buttresses to corners. Half- timbered porch to nave south east wall, with decorative bargeboards to gable and 'Y' struts above pointed entrance archway. Deeply moulded pointed arch to south east door. Angle buttresses to tower, with ashlar bands delineating tower stages. Pierced quatrefoils to second stage, and pointed arched lights with louvres to bell stage. Contemporary furnishings.
Listing NGR: SK2855049023
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 79022
- 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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