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Church of St James the Greater

A Grade II Listed Building in Charley, Leicestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7426 / 52°44'33"N

Longitude: -1.3005 / 1°18'1"W

OS Eastings: 447323

OS Northings: 316337

OS Grid: SK473163

Mapcode National: GBR 7JR.21C

Mapcode Global: WHDHW.0B09

Plus Code: 9C4WPMVX+2R

Entry Name: Church of St James the Greater

Listing Date: 16 January 1989

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1361341

English Heritage Legacy ID: 358155

ID on this website: 101361341

Location: St James's Church, Oaks in Charnwood, North West Leicestershire, LE12

County: Leicestershire

District: North West Leicestershire

Civil Parish: Charley

Traditional County: Leicestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire

Church of England Parish: St James the Greater, Oaks in Charnwood,

Church of England Diocese: Leicester

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Description


CHARLEY OAKS ROAD
iiK 41 NE
(Oaks in Charnwood)
7/108 Church of St James the
Greater
- II

Parish church. 1883 rebuilding of 1815 church. By Ewan Christian. Charnwood
granite rubble with Swithland slate roofs. West tower, nave, south porch,
chancel, north vestry. In simple Decorated style with traceried window, coped
gables, some off-set buttresses, chamfered plinth and moulded eaves. West tower
is of 2 stages and has battlemented parapet with fleuron string and corner
gargoyles. Pyramid roof. 2-light arched openings to bell-chamber, similar west
window. Tall slit windows to upper part of lower stage. Round stair turret in
north angle between tower and nave. Cusped lancet in west end of nave to south
of tower. 4-bay nave has rectangular windows with cusped tracery and hoodmoulds
mostly 2-light but 3-light in east bay. South door in moulded arch. Gabled
south porch with similar arch. Chancel has arched windows with cusped tracery
and hoodmoulds, single and 2-light to south, 3-light to east. Caernarvon arch
over south door. Single light and lean-to vestry to north. Interior: double
chamfered tower arch; moulded chancel arch on corbels; crown-post roof to nave;
barrel ribs to chancel roof. Fittings are mostly late C19 and C20 but also
include an early C19 octagonal stone font and 6 lances from the Battle of
Waterloo. Original church was consecrated on the same day as the Battle, and a
triangular stone tablet leaning against south wall of tower is inscribed
'Erected 1815'.


Listing NGR: SK4732316337

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