Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1952. Church.
Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- winter-turret-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Darlington
- Constituency
- Darlington MP: Lola McEvoy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1952
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St James, Allan Street
- OS grid reference
- NZ 299 153
- Coordinates
- 54.53296, -1.53869
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St James is a Grade II listed building, constructed in 1876. It is a cruciform church featuring an aisleless nave. The exterior is made of neatly coursed rubble masonry with ashlar dressings and has high-pitched slated roofs. The design reflects an early 14th-century style, characterized by geometrical tracery and stepped buttresses. The apsidal chancel has simple wide lancet windows, which are slightly older than the rest of the church, and a half-octagonal ended roof. Inside, the nave is a simple three-bay structure with a barrel roof and a high chancel arch, creating a plain yet dignified interior. There is some notable stained glass in the nave and on the north side of the chancel. Additionally, there is a small southeast porch that includes a newel stair, although its turret is missing.
Local climate
Church of St James receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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