Church of St James
CHURCH OF ST JAMES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327223
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327223
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ireby and Uldale
- National Park:
- Lake District
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 24011 37930
Details
NY 23 NW IREBY Uldale
11/149 Church of St James 11.4.67 II
Parish church. C12 with extensive alterations of 1730 and additions of 1837 with restoration of 1914 by J.H. Martindale. Whitewashed rubble on chamfered plinth under graduated greenslate roof with coped gables. 3-bay nave with west double bellcote; single-bay chancel with north vestry. Nave has west double doors in C18 stone architrave with cornice. North wall is medieval but south wall was rebuilt in 1730 and the west wall refaced. Diamond-paned windows in keyed round-headed arches, surrounds with shutter hinge brackets. Bellcote rebuilt 1914, with bell of no interest. Chancel and vestry of 1837 have similar windows to nave except for 3-light east window in Decorated style which is probably from the medieval chancel. Interior has 1914 open timber roof. West wall has plaque to Thomas Thomlinson 1803 and painted arms board recording gift of Thomas Cape 1773. C18 font on medieval base. Late C15 depressed chancel arch. Chancel has C19 and C20 wall plaques to the Gillbanks family of Whitefield House. Recesses in east wall for pater and creed boards now missing. See Transactions Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, new series, 1ix, pp51-63; lxx pp189-190.
Listing NGR: NY2401137930
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 72457
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Transactions Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society in Transactions Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, (), 51-63
Transactions Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society in Transactions Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, (), 189-190
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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