Church of St James's is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1957. Church. 1 related planning application.
Church of St James's
- WRENN ID
- open-hall-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 1957
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SU 7173 NE 1/2 SU 7273 7/2
READING FORBURY ROAD (south side) Church of St James's
22.3.57.
GV II
Roman Catholic 1837-40 by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Untypical Norman style. Much altered 1925 by W.C. Mangan (south aisle and apse ambulatory), and 1962 by Bingham Towner (north aisle). Flint with Bath stone ashlar dressings. Roman tile roof. Coped gables with footstones. Belfry to west. Round headed clerestory with continuous impost string. Five bays. Dividing and corner buttresses. West front has oculus at top, large round headed window with flanking blind arcade. Projecting porch with centre break and angled corners, round headed doorway with two orders, of chevron. Three apses to east, centre with ambulatory. Three bay south aisle with six bay double arcade inside. North-east pier has fragment of beaded C12 carving.
INTERIOR: wooden roof, vaulted apse. C12 interlacing on re-used stone from Abbey is now the font. Pugin's first church design. The Norman style probably dictated by proximity of Abbey remains.
Listing NGR: SU7199273629
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