Church Of St James

SK 67 SE 4/51 28.2.52

HAUGHTON CHAPEL LANE (north side) Church of St. James (formerly listed as Ruined Chapel)

II*

Ruined church. Early C12, late C12, C14, C15. Ashlar, dressed coursed rubble and coursed rubble. Remains of nave, chancel and north chantry. Blocked C14 3 bay north arcade with remains of octagonal columns, moulded capitals and double chamfered arches. The central bay with chamfered arched doorway with hood mould, the eastern most bay with a single C15 window opening which had tracery under a flat arch. There are remains of late C12 shafts to the chancel arch and remains of a single round respond to the chantry arch. The early C12 south doorway has remnants of zigzag decoration. This was the domestic chapel of the Stanhope and Holles families.

Listing NGR: SK6910672988