Church of St James (Formerly St Mary)
CHURCH OF ST JAMES (FORMERLY ST MARY)
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1234797
- Date first listed:
- 12-Apr-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James (Formerly St Mary)
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES (FORMERLY ST MARY)
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1234797
- Date first listed:
- 12-Apr-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James (Formerly St Mary)
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES (FORMERLY ST MARY)
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 (FORMERLY ST MARY)
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Tedstone Wafer
- National Grid Reference:
- SO6768859055
Details
815/9/641
12-APR-73
TEDSTONE WAFER
CHURCH OF ST JAMES (FORMERLY ST MARY)
(Formerly listed as:
TEDSTONE WAFER
CHURCH OF ST MARY)
II
Former parish church of 1873 by Edward Haycock junior.
MATERIALS: Rock-faced sandstone, banded red and grey roof tiles, incorporating fishscale tiles.
PLAN: Nave and chancel, with south chapel and porch, north vestry and west bellcote.
EXTERIOR: A former parish church in a picturesque Decorated style with steep roof, to which skylight windows have been added. Nave and chapel have 2-light windows, with 4-light west window and tall 3-light east window. The porch has a cusped entrance arch. The chapel has an east doorway under a shouldered lintel. The gabled bellcote has a single bell.
INTERIOR: Not inspected.
HISTORY: Built as a parish church in 1873 by Edward Haycock junior, replacing an older church. It has been redundant since c1968 and was converted into a house in the 1990s.
SOURCES:
N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Herefordshire, 1963, p 299.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION:
Church of St James (former church of St Mary) is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It is a characterful example of a small C19 Gothic-revival village church.
* It retains its C19 external character and detail after conversion to a dwelling.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 410841
- 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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