Church Of St Phillip And St James

CORSHAM CHURCH RISE, Neston ST 86 NE 3/28 Church of St. Philip and St. James 20.12.60 GV II

Anglican parish church, 1866 by J.H. Hakewill, coursed rubble with stone tiled roofs, coped east and west gables and west end ashlar gabled bellcote. Aisleless nave and chancel with south porch and north-east vestry. Early Decorated Gothic style with Geometrical tracery to windows. Moulded eaves and moulded course under windows. Four-bay nave with clasping west end buttresses, four north side 2-light windows with buttresses between, south side 2- light window, gabled porch with moulded pointed arch, 3-light and 2-light window. All windows with hoodmoulds and head stops. West end has pair of centre buttresses framing long 2-light window and joined in pointed arch under bellcote. Heavy buttress on south side between nave and chancel. Chancel has side lancet windows, 3 to south, one to north and 3-light east window. String course slightly higher than on nave and stepped up under east window. Clasping east buttresses. Interior: broad nave with elaborate tie-beam roof, chancel arch marked by pierced arched braces springing from short wall shafts to tie-beam. Stained glass in chancel only, east window c1866, lancets slightly later. Stone font and pulpit.

Listing NGR: ST8607768188