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:
- 1260729
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jan-1967
- 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:
- 1260729
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jan-1967
- 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:
- Rochdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 92876 12852
Details
SD 91 SW MILNROW SAINT JAMES STREET (north-east side)
3/108 Church of 24/1/67 St. James
G.V. II Church. 1868-9. By G. E. Street for the Schofield family. Rock-faced stone with slate roof. Nave with clerestory, aisles, south porch, west tower and chancel flanked by organ chamber and side chapel. Gothic revival. 5-bay nave and aisles with projecting plinth and weathered buttresses. Gabled porch in bay 1. Other bays have 2-light aisle windows with curvilinear tracery and triple clerestory lights with cusped heads. Coped gables with finials. 4-light west window and 5-light east window. The side chapel and organ chamber/vestry have ogee-arched doorways. 2-stage tower with diagonal buttresses and octagonal stair turret has 2-light belfry openings, a ballflower-enriched band below a parapet with blind cusping, gargoyles, a pyramidal roof, and pinnacles which have been taken down (1984). Interior: Double-chamfered nave arcade on octagonal columns having naturalistic foliage capitals, sculptor - T. Earp. Double- chamfered chancel and tower arches. Nave has king-post roof trusses whereas chancel has arch-braced collar-tie roof trusses. Sedilia and piscina. Stone font and pulpit. Stained glass. Timber fittings.
Listing NGR: SD9287612852
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 439616
- 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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