Church Of St James

BOSSINGTON BOSSINGTON SU 33 SW 4/47 Church of St.James 29/5/57 II Parish church. 1839 possibly by John Davies. Coursed flint, stone dressings, old stone tiled roof. Plan of small chancel and nave with NE vestry/transept and S porch. E end of chancel has 3-light lancet windows, taller centre lancet. String below with small lancet under. Clasping buttresses on corners and kneelered gable with cross on top of roof. Lancet on sides. Gable wall to E end of nave with gabled stone bellcote on. On S wall triple lancet window. To W, S gabled porch with pointed 2 chamfered order arch and inside pointed S door. To N vestry the size of chancel facing N with kneelered gable with weathervane on, diagonal buttresses and 3-light pointed lancet window to N. Pointed 2 order door to E. Strip pilaster on W wall and to W on nave wall. W end has clasping buttresses, kneelered gable and 3-light lancet window with tiny lancet in gable. Inside the chancel E window has nook shafts supporting rear arches. Lancets to sides have continuous keel mouldings. 2 steps in chancel with lower E floor of marble. Furnishings C19, except for C17 altar table and stools. 2 chamfered order pointed chancel arch. Nave and vestry/ transept have nook shafts to rear arches. Roof has central raised base cruck on corbels! Furnishings C19 good copies of medieval stalls and octagonal baluster font. On floor to E 3 reset headstones; 1657 to Howard Kelsey; 1682 to John Kelsey; 1682 to John Kelsey. Raised early C19 Gothic pew at W and 2 similar in raised vestry/transept. High on W wall C18 Royal Coat of Arms.

Listing NGR: SU3276829675