Church Of St James The Great is a Grade II listed building in the Rossendale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1984. Church.
Church Of St James The Great
- WRENN ID
- third-footing-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rossendale
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1984
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SD 82 SW RAWTENSTALL BACUP ROAD Waterfoot
6/153 Church of St. James the Great - - II
Church, 1863-5, by Robinson and Stephens (Pevsner). Rock-faced sandstone with string courses, slate roof. Nave on north-south axis, south-west steeple, west aisle, chancel. In C13 style. Three-stage tower has angle buttresses, 3-light window, clock-faces at top stage, broach spire with belfry lucarnes to the cardinal sides. Gable of nave to road has arched doorway with 2 orders of moulding, a 3-light plate-traceried window above; 4-bay buttressed side wall of nave has in 2nd bay a gabled porch with steeply pitched roof, moulded arched doorway with shafts, and plate-traceried 2-light windows; 2-bay chancel has stepped 3-light "east" window. Interior: 3-bay arcade on short columns with moulded caps; chancel arch with demi-columns; arch-braced roof; baptistery in base of tower.
Listing NGR: SD8324221861
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