Description

SE31NW CRIGGLESTONE CHURCH LANE
(west side),
Chapelthorpe

2/11 Church of St. James
22.11.66
GV II

Church. c1771, destroyed by fire 1951, rebuilt in facsimile reusing original
C18 walls and openings. Ashlar, stone slate roof. Classical style. Rectangular
nave. Plinth, sill band and impost band. 3-bay symmetrical pedimented gabled
end has 2 original doorways with architraves, pulvinated friezes, consoles and
triangular pediments set within semicircular-arched recesses, the voussoirs
aligned to the courses. Centre bay has 3-light wooden framed window with same
above. Quatrefoil set in apex. Coped gable surmounted by open drum with ogee
cap supported by Tuscan columns. Ritual east end has large Venetian window the
imposts supported by paired engaged Tuscan columns. Open pedimented gable. Left
and right returns of 7 bays: 6 bays of semicircular-arched windows with architraves;
7th bay breaking forward with pedimented gables. Doorway set in side wall on south
side.

Interior: c1951. East window has stained glass of that date.

Listing NGR: SE3198015843

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26495660

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)