Church of St James
CHURCH OF ST JAMES, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1300258
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jan-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1300258
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jan-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, CHURCH 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, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 21865 23432
Details
SE 22 SW HECKMONDWIKE UD CHURCH STREET 4/66 Church of St James
II
Commissioners' church in Early English style. 1830-1 by Peter Atkinson (Jnr.). New chancel and Lady Chapel added 1905. Dressed stone with ashlar dressings and buttresses. Slate roof. West tower with broach spire. 7-bay buttressed nave, 2 bay chancel and 3-bay later chancel. Steeply pitched south porch with similar baptistry to north. Plain lancets to nave and chancel. Paired arched windows to later chancel. 5-light untraceried, stained glass east window. 2-tier square tower with clasping and angle buttresses. Heavily moulded doorway on south side. West lancet window. Clock to 3 elevations. Bell chamber has triple group of arched, louvred openings to each elevation. Hexagonal, stone broach spire, ribbed and with gargoyles.
Interior: Plain aisleless nave. Heavily moulded arch to original chancel on clustered colonnettes, with very steeply pointed flanking arches. New chancel has well carved organ case to left with 4 carved angels. To right is Lady Chapel with stained glass of 1907 and 1912, and well carved parclose screen. Colourful reredos with well carved panelling to each side and carved canopied figures of St Paul and St Aidan. To rear of nave is 1st World War Memorial of carved oak panels.
Listing NGR: SE2186523432
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 340972
- 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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