St James is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1988. Former church. 1 related planning application.
St James
- WRENN ID
- carved-attic-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1988
- Type
- Former church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St James is a former Anglican church, now deconsecrated and used as a dwelling. It was built in 1846 by T.H. Wyatt and has undergone some late 20th-century alterations. The church is constructed of ashlar with coped verges, ornamental finials, and slate roofs. It features a nave, chancel, south transept, south tower-porch, and north vestry, showcasing Early English and Geometrical architectural styles.
The two-stage tower-porch has pilaster buttresses at the bottom stage and corner shafts at the second stage, topped with a cornice that has ball-flower ornamentation. It also has a tall recessed ribbed stone spire with a cruciform finial and small gablets. The bell-chamber openings are 2-light with quatrefoils, and the pointed-arch door opening is shafted with label stops carved as heads, leading to a ribbed and studded door.
The five-bay nave features pilaster buttresses with offsets and cusped lancets, while the west end has similar fenestration and a rose window. The transept includes a 2-light window with plate tracery on the south side and a large gargoyle. The low vestry has lancets, and the two-bay chancel has lancets as well, with a notable 3-light triple-lancet east window that has carved heads as label stops. There is a priests' door to the south with a shafted opening and scrolly iron hinges. Most of the original window glazing has been removed and replaced with late 20th-century aluminium casements.
The interior was not seen during the survey in March 1986 but is believed to be little altered, featuring an elaborate arch-braced roof. The church is said to stand on the site of a Saxon chapel that was rebuilt in the early 18th century.
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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