Church of St James
CHURCH OF ST JAMES, LEET HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283930
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, LEET HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283930
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, LEET HILL
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, LEET HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dunwich
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 47474 70594
Details
TM 47 SE DUNWICH LEET HILL 7/23 Church of St. James 7.12.66
GV II
Parish church. Nave, chancel, west tower, south porch. 1837-42 by Robert Appleton; considerably altered 1881, probably by E.F. Bisshopp: chancel added, nave cased in flint and given new windows, tower rebuilt and interior re-cast. Brick core with random flint and stone facing, stucco dressings; plaintiled roof with crest tiles, slates to porch. Narrow square tower, diagonal buttresses to west face, crenellated parapet; narrow lancet bell 1 chamber openings, clock face to north. Nave with 3 2-light windows in Decorated style to north and south; chancel with one broad lancet to north and south and a 3-light semi-circular headed east window with wooden reticulated tracery. Good 7 bay arch-braced nave roof, 3-bay chancel roof of similar design, both with richly carved corbels to wall posts. Set of 32 benches to nave with carved poppyheads; other good carved woodwork includes rood screen, pulpit, altar rails, stalls, holy table and reredos; octagonal font in Norman style. Monument to Michael Barne (d.1837) by William Behnes on north chancel wall: sarcophagus with profile head in relief, long inscription; south sanctuary wall with monument to Frederick Barne (d. 1886), the last M.P. for Dunwich; in the south west corner of the nave is a mounted fragment of a C16 brass inscription from All Saints Church.
Listing NGR: TM4747470594
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 285539
- 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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