Church of St James is a Grade II* listed building in the Croydon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1976. Church. 1 related planning application.
Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- high-spandrel-dock
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon West MP: Sarah Jones (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 October 1976
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St James, St James Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 326 664
- Coordinates
- 51.38161, -0.095
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St James, built in 1829 by Robert Wallace, is a Gothic Commissioners' church constructed from gault brick with freestone dressings. It features narrow lancet windows and a slim tower. The chancel was rebuilt in the Decorated style in 1881, designed by Charles Henman Junior. Inside, there is a reredos by Henman and four mural tablets dedicated to soldiers of the East India Company, which used this church until 1860.
Local climate
Church of St James sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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