Church of St James the Great

CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, BARNSLEY ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1313327
Date first listed:
16-May-1984
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, BARNSLEY ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1313327
Date first listed:
16-May-1984
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, BARNSLEY ROAD

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, BARNSLEY ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Kirkburton
National Grid Reference:
SE 24017 14926

Details

SE 21 SW BARNSLEY ROAD Flockton 6/2 Church of St. James the Great

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Gothic Revival Church. 1869. Hammer dressed stone. Slate roof (bitumen covered on north side) with moulded brackets to gutter. 4-bay buttressed nave with lean-to north aisle, south porch and bell- cote to west end. 2-bay chancel. Heavily moulded doorway to south porch. 3-light windows to nave, 2-light to chancel, 5-light east window and 4-light west window, all with Decorated tracery. The windows to the north aisle are in triple groups the lights having cusped heads with hood moulds with uncarved stops.

Interior: 4-bay arcade on north side on short columns with foliated caps. The church is brick lined and arches are in moulded, painted brickwork. Heavily moulded chancel arch on clustered responds on corbel brackets. Carved oak chancel screen with rood loft. Square wooden pulpit with stenccilling to sides and two painted panels to front.

Listing NGR: SE2401714926

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341118
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