Church of St James
CHURCH OF ST JAMES, YORK ROAD
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1255579
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, YORK ROAD
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2001-07-02
- Reference:
- IOE01/03881/25
- Rights:
- © Mr Steve Novak. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1255579
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, YORK 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, YORK ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 35696 35946
Details
LEEDS
SE3535NE YORK ROAD, Seacroft 714-1/66/1081 (West side) 05/08/76 Church of St James
GV II
Anglican church. 1845-46, additions 1988. By T Hellyer. Dressed stone, stone tile roof. Gothic Revival style. EXTERIOR: tall narrow lancets, some paired, tripartite at east end. Nave, chancel, N aisle and transept, S vestry, small octagonal room off, S gabled porch and N tower in 3 stages with original clock, stair turret with conical stone roof, stone broach spire, added lean-to bay on NW corner. INTERIOR: 5-bay nave, W end 2 bays screened off and kitchen/toilet added 1988; stone corbels support roof trusses of hammer-beam type. moulded chancel arch flanked by paired niches. Original octagonal font now in churchyard; present font 1878, given in memory of Ann Wilson, of alabaster and Blue John from Derbyshire. In N aisle: brass memorial plaque to John Wilson, 1868. Probably original stained-glass panels in chancel windows depict the Resurrection and Crucifixion, saints and evangelists. In the S wall of the chancel the remains of a dado of Dalton tiles, 1877, pelican and vine motifs; memorial plaque on N wall of N transept, now behind the organ: Mary, daughter of John Wilson of Seacroft Hall, wife of Major General Bush, died at Bath 25 May 1883. Seacroft village was originally within the parish of St Mary's, Whitkirk. The foundation stone of this church was laid July 1844 and the building was funded by the Vicar of Whitkirk and John Wilson and family of Seacroft Hall (demolished); local farmers supplied free cartage of materials. The first incumbent was the Revd HH Blanchard. 3 bells were given by Martha Wilson in 1865, these were re-cast 1984. (Church Leaflet: 'St James, Seacroft Leeds 14': 1990-).
Listing NGR: SE3569635946
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 465846
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
St James Seacroft Leeds (Church Leaflet), (1990)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 04-Jun-2026 at 05:43:58.
Download a full scale map (PDF)© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2026. All rights reserved. Licence number 102006.006.
End of official list entry