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ST 77 NE TORMARTON C.P. WEST LITTLETON ROAD, West
Littleton (west side)
6/299
Church of St. James
G.V.
II Parish church. C13 origin (bellcote and niche over south doorway), remainder
rebuilt 1855 by T.H. Wyatt. Coursed limestone rubble with stone dressings and
quoins, Cotswold stone tiled roofs with raised coped verges and kneelers and cross
finials east and west. Nave, chancel, south porch and north vestry.
Perpendicular style windows. 3-bay nave has tall 3-light west window with hood
mould, angle buttresses, 2 smaller 2-light windows to north and weathered
buttresses, small vestry attached to north east with pitched roof and pointed
arched chamfered surround to door, stack above rising from verge; to south,
similar 2-light window to left and 3-light window with flat head and hood mould,
trefoil heads to lights, to right; large stone bellcote with pyramidal roof and
cockerel weathervane. Gabled south porch has pointed arched opening in surround
of 2 hollow-chamfered orders, small trefoil headed window with leaded lights to
right; inner door has 4-centred arch, C19 door with decorative strap hinges,
hollow-chamfered Perpendicular style crocketed and pinnacled niche above with
3 mask corbels and image; common rafter roof with collars. Chancel has 2-light
east window with trefoil heads, quatrefoil and hood mould, vestry attached to
north, 2-light smaller window (as at east) to south. Interior: 4-bay nave has
arched-brace and collar roof with wooden brackets and stone corbels under arched-
braces; chamfered heads to windows, hollow-chamfered head to door. Pointed
chancel arch with chamfered inner arch, 3-bay chancel has ceiled roof with
moulded ribs, small pointed arched door to north vestry. Fittings: C19 font,
pulpit and pews. Royal Arms over south door. Monuments in nave: marble
monument with sculptured female figure and urn in perspective, to Sarah Ann
Hillier, 1819, by Tyley of Bristol; coloured marble tablet with draped urn and
festoons, to Edith Osborne, 1782, by Tyley of Colerne; marble tablet with raised
pedimented inscription panel, to Frances Osborne, 1822, by Tyley of Bristol.
Multi-coloured marble monument in chancel with pediment, to Reverend William
Alsop, 1750, by Joseph Plura of Bath. (Sources: Verey, D. : Buildings of
England Gloucestershire : The Cotswolds. 1970).
Listing NGR: ST7604475498
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Sources
Books and journals Verey, D , The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 1 The Cotswolds, (1970)
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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