Description

HALLOUGHTON MAIN STREET
SK 65 SE
(north side)
1/64
Church of
11.8.61 St. James
G.V.
II
Parish church. C13, rebuilt with the exception of the east wall
in 1879-82 by Ewan Christian. Ashlar and dressed coursed rubble.
Slate roofs. Nave, east chancel and bell turret all coped with
single ridge crosses to all but west nave. Single ashlar stack
to the vestry. West bell turret, nave, south porch, chancel and
north vestry. The bell turret has an arched opening with single
circular panel over. The west wall has a single central buttress
flanked by single tall lancets with continuous hood mould and
label stops. The north nave has a single tall lancet with single
window with 2 arched and cusped lights under a flat arch to the
left and further left a single similar lancet. The north chancel
has a single rectangular light. The lean-to vestry with coped
east and west walls has in the east wall a single 2 light window
being blind above impost level. The east chancel is part of
dressed coursed rubble is set on a shallow chamfered plinth and
has 2 C13 tall lancets with hood moulds and label stops. A sill
band extends under. The south chancel has a central pointed
chamfered arched doorway flanked by single lancets. The south
nave has a single window with 2 arched and cusped lights and
tracery under a flat arch, to the left is a single lancet. The
gabled and coped porch with single ridge cross has a moulded
arched entrance with hood mould and label stops. Inner C13 round
arched doorway with hood mould. Interior. Double chamfered
chancel arch. North chancel with pointed chamfered arched
doorway to vestry. South chancel has an arched piscina. North
chancel has the remains of a decoratively carved corbel. C19
circular font. C14 chancel screen with blind cusped traceried
panels and similar open panels over. A band of brattishing
extends over the top. C17 altar table and chest. Remaining
furniture C19.

Listing NGR: SK6904051810

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St James' Church, Halloughton at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q15979370

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