Remains Of St James'S Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 June 1949. Church.
Remains Of St James'S Church
- WRENN ID
- last-gargoyle-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dover
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 June 1949
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of St James's Church are located on Castle Hill Road. Originally constructed as a Norman building, it underwent restoration in the 19th century. The church features a Norman zigzag arch, and its side elevation is made of flints, which includes a blocked entrance filled with Norman fragments. The remainder of the church is built from Caen stone and has stone quoins.
A 14th-century addition on the south side of the nave served as a courthouse for the Chancery and Admiralty Courts of the Cinque Ports until 1851, with the last Court of Lodemanage held there by the Duke of Wellington. The seat and bench used by the Duke and the Barons of the Cinque Ports have since been moved to St Mary's Church. The building ceased to function as a church in the mid-19th century after the garrison church in the Castle was restored. It suffered significant damage from shelling during the last war.
The remains of St James's Church and the White Horse Inn form a group.
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