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Church of St James

A Grade II Listed Building in Coundon, County Durham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.6626 / 54°39'45"N

Longitude: -1.6354 / 1°38'7"W

OS Eastings: 423616

OS Northings: 529780

OS Grid: NZ236297

Mapcode National: GBR KG0J.QD

Mapcode Global: WHC58.V2FF

Plus Code: 9C6WM977+2R

Entry Name: Church of St James

Listing Date: 20 September 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1292852

English Heritage Legacy ID: 385633

ID on this website: 101292852

Location: St James's Church, Coundon, County Durham, DL14

County: County Durham

Electoral Ward/Division: Coundon

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Coundon

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham

Church of England Parish: Coundon

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description



BISHOP AUCKLAND

NZ22NW CHURCH STREET, Coundon
634-1/5/127 (South side)
20/09/72 Church of St James

II

Parish church. 1871-3. By Ewan Christian.
MATERIALS: snecked stone with ashlar dressings, Welsh slate
roof with stone gable copings and red terracotta cresting and
wrought-iron west cross finial.
PLAN: chancel with north organ chamber; nave with porch and
choir vestry in north aisle.
EXTERIOR: Early English style. Round chancel apse has 4 high
lancets and pent roof. Nave has 3 south lancets. 3 lancets and
oculus enclosed in relieving arch in each of 3 gabled bays of
north aisle, with wrought-iron grille over eastern window.
Porch to west has double boarded doors with elaborate hinges
in chamfered arch with dripstring under lower gable. West
elavation has high gable with 3 lancets on sill string flanked
by prominent buttresses. Steeply pitched roof has ridge belfry
near east end, with square-plan open arches on diagonally
seamed metal base, and tall spirelet with swept eaves.
INTERIOR: porch has scissor truss roof, and double boarded
doors to church with elaborate hinges. Nave arcade has short
round ashlar piers with moulded octagonal capitals, supporting
chamfered pointed arches. Wide organ arches north and west of
chancel aisle. Windows have chamfered rear arches. Keeled
ribbed boarded roof, ribbed dome to chancel painted blue with
stars. Aisle roof scissor trusses. Aisle has Gothic panelled
wood screen forming vestry. Chancel has Gothic-style tiled
floor.
FITTINGS include brass Communion rail on wrought-brass panel
balustrade. Painted stone pulpit with dogtooth ornament and
pedestal font with large bowl. Pews have curved inverted Y
ends and pegged seats. Glass in east lancets depicts
Crucifixion, in west roundel heraldic device of 3 shells.
Other windows high quality clear glass renewed c1986.
(Buildings of England: Pevsner: County Durham: Harmondsworth:
1983-: 133).


Listing NGR: NZ2361629780

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