Church Of St James is a Grade II* listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1961. A Victorian Church.
Church Of St James
- WRENN ID
- pale-rotunda-frost
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1961
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Victorian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
PULLOXHILL
TL 0633 CHURCH ROAD
19/91 Church of St James 23.1.61
GV II*
Parish church. Chancel substantially medieval, elsewhere rebuilt 1845-6 by J. T.Wing. Coursed ironstone rubble with ashlar dressings. Clay tile roofs with stone coping to gables. Chancel, nave, W tower/porch. Chancel: C14 pointed- arched 3-light E window. C15 pointed-arched 2-light window to N elevation. S elevation has 2 Cl5 3-light 4-centred-arched windows, W one truncated by E wall of nave, thereby appearing as single-light internally. Small S doorway. Nave: 3 2-light pointed-arched windows to both N and S, in C14 style, with variety of tracery. S elevation has small square-headed window to W end, lighting vestry. W tower/porch: 3 stages, with embattled parapet and diagonal buttresses. 2-light pointed-arched windows to bell-stage. W elevation has pointed archway surmounted by rose window. N elevation has square headed single-light to middle stage. Interior: monuments in chancel. Brass to George Fitz d.1608 and wife Anne. Marble wall monument to Sir William Briers d.1653 and his 2 wives Anne and Arabella, erected by latter, with bust of Sir William in oval recess within ornate pedimented surround. Brass to Dame Anne Briers d.1631. Floorslab to Dame Arabella Briers d.1662. Chancel retains C15 3-bay crown-post roof. Wing's nave has decorative 5-bay queen post roof with curved braces, wood gallery at W end and square font.
Listing NGR: TL0616233800
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