Church of St Barnabas and St James the Greater is a Grade II* listed building in the Waltham Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1981. Church.

Church of St Barnabas and St James the Greater

WRENN ID
former-truss-cedar
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow MP: Ms Stella Creasy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1981
Type
Church
Address
Church of St Barnabas and St James the Greater, St Barnabas Road E17
OS grid reference
TQ 372 882
Coordinates
51.57686, -0.02108
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Barnabas and St James the Greater is a Grade II* listed church built in 1902 by architect W D Caröe. It features red brick with stone dressings and has a low pitched slate roof with a parapet. The church consists of a six-bay nave with aisles and a clerestory, along with a lower three-bay chancel and porches on the north-west and south-west sides.

The north-west tower is narrow and square, with splayed corners, segmental openings, buttresses, and a crenellated parapet topped by a narrow shingle spire. The design reflects the Arts and Crafts style in a Perpendicular manner. The south porch has a segmental entrance beneath a gable.

Inside, the church has a brick and stone interior featuring stone clustered piers with crenellated capitals. Above these, there is an openwork brick band and three-light clerestory windows. The low roof is designed in a Tudor style, rising from stone wall shafts. The pointed chancel arch is supported by carved corbels. The east window is a striking seven-light stained glass piece created by Clayton and Bell. The church also contains furniture designed by Caröe, including a lectern, pulpit, and a Purbeck marble traceried font. Additionally, the lettering on the foundation stone at the east end is believed to be one of the earliest works by Eric Gill.

Local climate

Church of St Barnabas and St James the Greater sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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