Church of St James
CHURCH OF ST JAMES, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1213275
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1213275
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, HIGH 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, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Great Horwood
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 77073 31206
Details
SP 7631-7731 GREAT HORWOOD HIGH STREET (north side)
5/21 Church of St. James
19.8.59
GV II*
Parish church. C14, aisles and porches C15, much restored twice C19 the second time by Sir G.G. Scott 1873-4. Coursed rubble stone, lead and tile roofs. W. Tower, nave,aisles, chancel, N. chapel, C19 N.vestry. Tower of 3 stages has battlemented parapet and octagonal turret to S.W 2-light traceried openings to bell chamber, 2 carved head gargoyles. W. side has moulded 2-centred arch and 2-light traceried window above Aisles have 2-light Decorated windows to W. and 3-light Perpendicular windows to N. and S. S. aisle has 4-light Perpendicular window to E. S. doorway has moulded 2-centred arch on triple shafts with moulded caps and bases, and porch with battlemented parapet. N. door has double hollow- chamfered arch and porch with plain parapet. Chancel, chapel and vestry have moulded eaves cornice. Chancel has restored Decorated windows with ogee and flowing tracery, one long 2-light and 2 3-light to S., 4-light to E. S. door has moulded 2-centred arch. N. chapel has 2 2-light traceried windows. Interior: Triple chamfered arch to tower. Nave of 4 bays with moulded arches on octagonal piers with moulded caps. C15 roof with braced tie beams and traceried spandrels. N. aisle has stop- chamfered ironstone arch to chapel and moulded impost band, with dentils Cusped ogee niche with lower half of carved wooden figure. S.aisle has cusped piscina and shallow ogee niche of clunch with crude crockets, finials and shields. Wide double chamfered chancel arch, similar restored or C19 arches from chancel to N. chapel, moulded doorway to vestry and C19 niche in N.wall with small archway above. S. wall of chancel has cusped ogee piscina and much restored triple sedilia with crockets and finials E. wall has stone carved head corbel, re-set. Fittings: C14 octagonal font, with traceried panels, C15 screen with open traceried panels and restored loft on fans, fragments of old glass in E. window of S. aisle Other fittings C19, including glazed ceramic reredos of crucifixion and saints. Monuments: small brass to Henry Upmore, priest, 1487; marble wall tablet toRichard Barker 1636 and wife, 1653 with broken pediment, sculls and grotesque mask heads; another tablet to Hugo Barker 1713 with cherubs, swags and cornice with urns and arms. RCHM II p 122 -4
Listing NGR: SP7707331206
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 397834
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume Two North, (1913)
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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