Church Of St James

TM 47 SE DUNWICH LEET HILL 7/23 Church of St. James 7.12.66

GV II

Parish church. Nave, chancel, west tower, south porch. 1837-42 by Robert Appleton; considerably altered 1881, probably by E.F. Bisshopp: chancel added, nave cased in flint and given new windows, tower rebuilt and interior re-cast. Brick core with random flint and stone facing, stucco dressings; plaintiled roof with crest tiles, slates to porch. Narrow square tower, diagonal buttresses to west face, crenellated parapet; narrow lancet bell 1 chamber openings, clock face to north. Nave with 3 2-light windows in Decorated style to north and south; chancel with one broad lancet to north and south and a 3-light semi-circular headed east window with wooden reticulated tracery. Good 7 bay arch-braced nave roof, 3-bay chancel roof of similar design, both with richly carved corbels to wall posts. Set of 32 benches to nave with carved poppyheads; other good carved woodwork includes rood screen, pulpit, altar rails, stalls, holy table and reredos; octagonal font in Norman style. Monument to Michael Barne (d.1837) by William Behnes on north chancel wall: sarcophagus with profile head in relief, long inscription; south sanctuary wall with monument to Frederick Barne (d. 1886), the last M.P. for Dunwich; in the south west corner of the nave is a mounted fragment of a C16 brass inscription from All Saints Church.

Listing NGR: TM4747470594