Church of St James (Formerly St Mary) is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1973. Church.
Church of St James (Formerly St Mary)
- WRENN ID
- heavy-roof-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 April 1973
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St James (Formerly St Mary), Tedstone Wafer
- OS grid reference
- SO 676 590
- Coordinates
- 52.22875, -2.47449
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St James, formerly known as St Mary, is a former parish church built in 1873 by Edward Haycock junior. It is constructed of rock-faced sandstone and features a roof made of banded red and grey tiles, including fishscale tiles. The church has a nave and chancel, with a south chapel and porch, a north vestry, and a west bellcote.
The exterior showcases a picturesque Decorated style, highlighted by a steep roof and skylight windows. The nave and chapel are adorned with 2-light windows, while the west side has a 4-light window and the east side features a tall 3-light window. The porch is marked by a cusped entrance arch, and the chapel has an east doorway with a shouldered lintel. The gabled bellcote is topped with a single bell.
Although the interior was not inspected, the church was originally built to serve as a parish church and replaced an older structure. It has been redundant since around 1968 and was converted into a house in the 1990s. The Church of St James is recognized for its character as a small 19th-century Gothic-revival village church, retaining its external features and details despite the conversion.
Local climate
Church of St James (Formerly St Mary) receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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