Church of St James
CHURCH OF ST JAMES, BENWELL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1024959
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, BENWELL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1024959
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, BENWELL LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, BENWELL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Newcastle upon Tyne (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 21791 64080
Details
NZ 26 SW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE BENWELL LANE (south side) Benwell
11/100 Church of St. James. 17.12.71
G.V. II
Chapel of ease 1832; parish church 1843. By John Dobson; 1864 nave and aisle added, 1879-80 organ chamber and vestry. 1895 additions of spire, choir vestry, porch by Hicks and Charlewood. Coursed squared sandstone with ashlar plinth and dressings; dark slate roof with flat stone gable copings. West tower, north- west porch; aisled nave and chancel. Mostly Norman style. 3-stage tower has round-headed windows in first stage, blank second and arched belfry openings containing 2 round arches and a shared shaft; corbel table to coped parapet with octagonal corner pinnacles; octagonal stone spire with slender gabled lucarnes; double boarded north door, with elaborate hinges, in moulded arch; west door in south aisle in plain round arch of 2 Orders. 5-bay aisles have round-headed windows, paired in north-east bay and in south aisle which has 3 low gabled tomb recesses; 2-bay chancel aisles and tripIe east window. Steeply- pitched roofs to aisles and nave and lower chancel. Interior: painted plaster above wainscoting; queen-post roof with painted stencilled decoration to tie beams on elaborately-shaped brackets. North arcade has simple moulded capitals and slightly chamfered arches; lower south arcade of octagonal piers now blocked to make south aisle into parish hall. Baptistry in tower has Gothic font with granite shaft and quatrefoil bowl. 2-centred chancel arch with inner arch on corbelled, paired shafts; slightly chamfered round arch to Lady chapel. Painted arcaded stone reredos with statues; high-quality brass communion rail commemorates former vicar, F. Jobling.
Listing NGR: NZ2179164080
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 304403
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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