CHURCH OF ST JAMES
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1330249
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-1967
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, PEPPER STREET
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, PEPPER STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Christleton
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 44077 65722
Details
SJ 46 NW CHRISTLETON C.P. PEPPER STREET
(North Side)
3/25 Church of St.James
1/6/1967
GV II*
Church: late C15 tower, the rest 1874-77 by W.Butterfield. Ashlar red
sandstone. Green slate roof. Nave and chancel in one range, north
and south aisles, south porch, side chapels to chancel and a 2-stage
west tower. Aisles have rectangular windows of 2 or 3 cusped lights.
Similar 2-light windows in the clerestorey. Gabled porch with arched
entrance on engaged columns. Tall gabled and buttressed side chapel
has a 3-light window with cusped tracery. Similar tall 2-light window
in the chancel and a 3-light east window. Tower has diagonal
buttresses and a stair turret at the south-east angle. 3-light west
window and a 2-light louvred bell opening. Gargoyle rainspouts below
an embattled parapet. The shingled pyramidal cap is Butterfield's
addition.
Interior: decorated with red and white sandstone. 5-bay nave arcades
of double chamfered arches on octagonal piers. The clerestorey
windows are over the piers and all the windows have wooden lintels. A
wagon roof is sprung from stone corbels. Tall narrow triple-chamfered
tower arch where plaster mimics the white stone. Wrought iron chancel
screen beneath a hanging wooden screen. The panels of coloured
stonework continue into the chancel and have a chequerboard pattern
added in the upper portion. 2 bay arcades to the side chapels with
the sanctuary beyond. This has a large alabaster reredos with cusped
and quatrefoil panels filled with mosaic. Above, the roof contains
painted quatrefoil panels. West window of 1877 by Gibbs and much of
the other glass by Kempe 1884-1904. Large painted panels of the royal
arms dated 1665, by Randle Holme III (Pevsner and Hubbard).
fThe red sandstone came from Waverton quarry and the white from
Stourton Hill.
Listing NGR: SJ4407765722
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 55471
- 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.
End of official listing
