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Latitude: 53.7069 / 53°42'24"N
Longitude: -1.6702 / 1°40'12"W
OS Eastings: 421865
OS Northings: 423432
OS Grid: SE218234
Mapcode National: GBR JTSK.6X
Mapcode Global: WHC9X.93W2
Plus Code: 9C5WP84H+PW
Entry Name: Church of St James
Listing Date: 13 January 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1300258
English Heritage Legacy ID: 340972
ID on this website: 101300258
Location: St James Church, Heckmondwike, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, WF16
County: Kirklees
Electoral Ward/Division: Heckmondwike
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Heckmondwike
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Heckmondwike St James
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Church building
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Church of St James
II
Commissioners' church in Early English style. 1830-1 by Peter Atkinson
(Jnr.). New chancel and Lady Chapel added 1905. Dressed stone
with ashlar dressings and buttresses. Slate roof. West tower
with broach spire. 7-bay buttressed nave, 2 bay chancel and
3-bay later chancel. Steeply pitched south porch with similar
baptistry to north. Plain lancets to nave and chancel. Paired
arched windows to later chancel. 5-light untraceried, stained
glass east window. 2-tier square tower with clasping and angle
buttresses. Heavily moulded doorway on south side. West lancet
window. Clock to 3 elevations. Bell chamber has triple group of
arched, louvred openings to each elevation. Hexagonal, stone broach
spire, ribbed and with gargoyles.
Interior: Plain aisleless nave. Heavily moulded arch to original chancel
on clustered colonnettes, with very steeply pointed flanking arches. New
chancel has well carved organ case to left with 4 carved angels. To
right is Lady Chapel with stained glass of 1907 and 1912, and well carved
parclose screen. Colourful reredos with well carved panelling to each
side and carved canopied figures of St Paul and St Aidan. To rear of
nave is 1st World War Memorial of carved oak panels.
Listing NGR: SE2186523432
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