Church of Saint James the Apostle

Heritage listing

Details CHRISTOW CHRISTOW SX 88 NW 2/88 Church of Saint James the Apostle 30.6.61 GV I Parish church. C12 font, medieval fabric C15, restoration of 1862 by Edward Ashworth included rebuilding the chancel, the porch, adding the vestry, reseating and repairing and repainting the screen. Granite ashlar tower, the remainder of the church rubble and snecked stone ; slate roofs. Largely Perpendicular. Plan: of nave, chancel, 4-bay north and south aisles, south porch, west tower north- east vestry. C19 chancel with granite ashlar quoins set back buttresses, 3-light C19 Perpendicular east window with carved label stops, 1 buttress on the south side which has a C19 moulded priest's door and a 1-light cusped window with carved label stops; similar north window to chancel ; north-east vestry with 2-light cusped square headed window on the east side and a moulded doorway on the north side. North aisle with set back buttresses and buttresses with set-offs between the 4 C19 Perpendicular 3-light windows retaining medieval mullions and jambs ; similar east window ; 2-light square-headed cusped west window. South aisle with set back buttresses 2 windows east of porch, one to west, Perpendicular, 3-light with C19 tracery ; smaller west window ; tall 3-light C19 Perpendicular east window. Tall slim battlemented granite ashlar west tower of 3 stages with battlementing and obelisk pinnacles, set back buttresses and string courses. Shallow-moulded granite west doorway dated 1680 (presumably a restoration date) on the arch ; 3-light Perpendicular granite traceried west window ; 2-light chamfered belfry openings on all 4 faces ; rectangular openings at bellringers' stage on east and west faces. Porch with set back buttresses and a shallow moulded granite outer doorway with NB carved on one ja

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.