St James' Church, Clapham
The church was originally constructed in the 15th century. Other than the tower, it was rebuilt in 1814, and in 1899 a south porch was added and some of the windows were altered. The building was Grade II listed in 1958. In 2013, the National Churches Trust gave a grant of £10,000 towards repairs.
The church is built of stone with a slate roof and consists of a nave, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, diagonal buttresses, and a west doorway with a moulded surround, a Tudor arch and a hood mould, above which is a three-light window with a pointed arch. Over this is a small window with a trefoil head, a clock face and bell openings with two lights, and at the top is an embattled parapet with a central gargoyle on each side. Inside, the dado panelling is reused from 17th-century pews, while the current pews date from the 1899 alterations.
See also
References
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St James (1132398)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "St James". National Churches Trust. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Leach, Peter; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009). Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12665-5.
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