Church of St James
CHURCH OF ST JAMES, SAINT JAMES STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1162598
- Date first listed:
- 06-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, SAINT JAMES STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1162598
- Date first listed:
- 06-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, SAINT JAMES 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, SAINT JAMES STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Oldham (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Shaw and Crompton
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 93969 09374
Details
SD 90 NW CROMPTON SAINT JAMES STREET (north side) 4/29 Church of St. James - II Church. 1847. By J. Clarke for the Church Commissioners. Snecked stone with slate roof. Nave with clerestory and aisles, south-west tower and chancel with vestry and organ chamber. Gothic revival. 5-bay nave and aisles with projecting plinth and weathered buttresses. Each bay has a 2-light aisle window with plate tracery and paired lancet clerestory windows. 3-stage tower has lancet openings, octagonal stair turret, clasping buttresses, paired belfry openings and a broach spire with gabled lucarnes and a crocket finial. 3-lancet east and west windows. Interior: alternating circular and octagonal nave arcade columns with naturalistic carving to the capitals. Wall painting above moulded chancel arch. Scissor-braced roof trusses. Timber and stone fittings including pews, font, pulpit and chancel screen.
Listing NGR: SD9396909374
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 212433
- 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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