Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1971. Church.

Church of St James

WRENN ID: forbidden-granite-mallow
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Wakefield
Country: England
Date first listed: 30 March 1971
Type: Church
Source: Historic England listing

Description

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SE 31 NW 13/125

Thornes DENBY DALE ROAD (East Side) Church of St James

30.3.71.

Church of England 1829-31 by Atkinson and Sharpe. Classical church of coursed, squared stone with frieze and eaves cornice, central bay of gabled west end projects and rises as a square tower with octagonal drum and dome. Simple, severe detail. Doors and windows in plain architraves with cornices over. Central west door and blind doors in western bays of five-bay returns. Quadrant spiked railings enclose angles between tower and west wall. At east end a plain pediment and a blank tripartite window with Doric entablature. Small later C19 east addition.

Listing NGR: SE3299519714

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