More information : (SU 09986996) St James's Church (NAT) (1)
A church dating back to 950-1000 AD with 12th, 19th and 20th
century work. (2)
Externally Gothic in appearance, the only surviving Anglo-saxon
work being the north-west quoin of the nave, in the angle
between the tower and the west wall of the north aisle. (3)
A Parish Church of St. James
Saxon with Norman aisles. Perpendicular tower. Arcades 1811.
Chancel 1879. Fine Norman south doorway. Photographs N.B.R. (4)
Anglican parish church. 10th century with subsequent additions and
modifications dating to the 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th centuries and
1812. Chancel restored in 1879. Constructed of sarsen and flint,
with limestone dressings and ashlar west tower. The nave is of late
Saxon origin. In the west wall of the nave, (external face), part
of an Anglo-Saxon cross has been built into the later Saxon fabric.
(5)
Anglo-saxon windows preserved in arcade extension and in clerestorey. The 12th century font is a barrel type and depicts a bishop holding a crozier, flanked by dragons and scrolls. (6)
Four fragments of Anglo-Saxon stonework are built into the fabric of the church:
1. 9th-10th century fragment decorated with figures possibly representing a miracle scene, or a benediction. It was found in the chncel in 1878 during restoration work, and is now in the East wall of the south porch.
2. 10th century impost fragment, found as above, and now in the South porch.
3. 10th century fragment, part of an architectural feature, built into the South porch above No.2.
4. 10th century cross-shaft gfragment set into the NW corner of the nave externally, and in situ.
Full description of the fragments. (7) |