Church of St James
CHURCH OF ST JAMES, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1253449
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1253449
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St James
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, MAIN STREET
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, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- South Kesteven (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Westborough and Dry Doddington
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 84981 46610
Details
SK 84 NW WESTBOROUGH & DRY DODDINGTON MAIN STREET (west side)
2/95 Church of St. James
20.9.66 II*
Parish Church now church. Early C12, late C13, early C14, 1876-7. Limestone ashlar, blue lias, plain tiled roofs, west tower and spire, nave with north and south aisles, rectangular chancel. Early C14 tower of coursed rubble with ashlar quoins and of 2 stages. Small rectangular light in west front and squat buttresses in north east and south east corners. String course below bell openings on all 4 sides, each of 2 ogee cusped lights with quatrefoil above. Squat broach spire with 4 large lucarnces alternating directions with 4 very small ones above. Tower and spire lean towards the west. Nave exterior walls of 1876-7. The northside of coursed rubble with single lancet in west wall. Central blocked rectangular doorway with ashlar quoins. Single pointed window of 2 lights and quatrefoil, squat north facing buttress and diagonal eastern buttress. Eastern lancet with hood mould. Stone coped nave gable with finial. Chancel of 1876-7 with low plinth with ashlar dressings. East front flanked by large, squat buttresses. String course runs beneath a window of 3 cusped lights with tracery above, hood mould and foliated label stops. Chancel gable with coping and finial. South side of chancel has 2 rectangular windows, that to the east of 3 cusped lights with continuous mullions and 4 centred hood mould, to the west, a small, 2 light window with 4 centred hood mould. East face of south aisle has plinth and plain rectangular window. South aisle has a group of 3 cusped and pointed lights to east of early C12 doorway with chevroned round headed arch and jambs, hood mould, and mask head label stops. To the west are a pair of cusped, pointed lights of 1876-7. Nave interior has 4 late C13 bays with plainly moulded pointed arches and octagonal piers and responds. The south arcade capitals have beaded decoration. Arcades have hood moulds and foliated label stops. In east wall of north aisle is C12 fragment of chevron. Pointed chancel arch of 1876-7 with very ornate corbels with foliage end birds. Late C19 and early C20 pews, pulpit and font.
Listing NGR: SK8498146610
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 436657
- 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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