Church Of St James

STOKE ON TRENT

SJ94SW UTTOXETER ROAD, Longton 613-1/7/96 (South West side) 04/03/92 Church of St James

GV II

Church. 1833-4, a Commissioners Church designed by J Trubshaw, (BoE:T Johnson). Sandstone ashlar faced. West tower, nave with 2 aisles, chancel. 3-stage tower with simple hood mould over west door and Perpendicular style window above, with clock over, and paired foiled bell chamber lights. Polygonal angle buttresses form pinnacles. Traceried panels to embattled parapet. Decorated style windows to aisles, which are divided into 6 bays by buttresses forming pinnacles, and which have embattled parapets. North porch projects only slightly from building line of aisle. Clerestory with 2-light traceried windows and parapet above. Apsidal chancel with Perpendicular style 2-tier windows with hoodmoulds carried on corbel heads. INTERIOR not inspected but reported as having polygonal east end with window of 1874 by Cappronier, north and south vestries, sacristy and organ chamber, in part a modification of probably 1889, stone west gallery with vestibules and stairs in the western aisle bays, truss roof, pews and a fine monument by Baily of 1843. (The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Pugh RB: Staffordshire: Oxford: 1963-: P.234; The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Staffordshire: Harmonsworth).

Listing NGR: SJ9143843125