Historic churches · Yorkshire & the Humber
Church of St James the Greater, Lealholm
Church of St James the Greater, Lealholm — Grade II* listed building-listed church in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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- 30 min–1 h
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Church of St James the Greater, Lealholm is a Grade II* listed building-listed church in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1178962). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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St James' Church is an Anglican church in Lealholm, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in 1902, as a chapel of ease to St Thomas' Church, Glaisdale. The building was designed by Temple Moore, in the Early English style. Nikolaus Pevsner describes it as "a job to do him credit", and it was grade II* listed in 1969. The church is built of sandstone with a clay tile roof. It consists of a three-bay nave, a south porch, a three-bay chancel with a small north vestry, and a slim west tower. The tower has a single stage, a chamfered plinth, a west lancet window with a double-chamfered surround, shouldered-arched bell openings, and a corbelled-out embattled parapet.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St James' Church is an Anglican church in Lealholm, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in 1902, as a chapel of ease to St Thomas' Church, Glaisdale. The building was designed by Temple Moore, in the Early English style. Nikolaus Pevsner describes it as "a job to do him credit", and it was grade II* listed in 1969. The church is built of sandstone with a clay tile roof. It consists of a three-bay nave, a south porch, a three-bay chancel with a small north vestry, and a slim west tower. The tower has a single stage, a chamfered plinth, a west lancet window with a double-chamfered surround, shouldered-arched bell openings, and a corbelled-out embattled parapet. The windows in the body of the church have pointed heads and shouldered lintels, and the east window has three stepped lancets. Inside, there is exposed stonework and a barrel-shaped roof. There are pine benches and an oak pulpit, lectern and choir seats. The chancel has a mosaic floor, and the reredos is of carved marble.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.4587, -0.8242
Sources
- wikidata: Q17541052 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St James' Church, Lealholm (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of St James the Greater, Lealholm?
- Church of St James the Greater, Lealholm is in Yorkshire & the Humber, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.4587°, -0.8242°.
- Is Church of St James the Greater, Lealholm a listed building?
- Church of St James the Greater, Lealholm carries the heritage designation "Grade II* listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.