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Latitude: 53.7081 / 53°42'29"N
Longitude: -2.2882 / 2°17'17"W
OS Eastings: 381074
OS Northings: 423559
OS Grid: SD810235
Mapcode National: GBR DTGK.DH
Mapcode Global: WH97B.T2K3
Plus Code: 9C5VPP56+6P
Entry Name: Roman Catholic Church of St James the Less
Listing Date: 7 June 1971
Last Amended: 30 November 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1072793
English Heritage Legacy ID: 185735
ID on this website: 101072793
Location: St James the Less Roman Catholic Church, Constable Lee, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4
County: Lancashire
District: Rossendale
Electoral Ward/Division: Cribden
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Rawtenstall
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Constable Lee St Paul
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: Church building
SD 82 SW RAWTENSTALL BURNLEY ROAD
6/156 Roman Catholic Church of
7.6.1971 St James the Less
(formerly listed under Constablelee)
- II
Church, 1845, said to be by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Sandstone random rubble, steeply-pitched slate roof with large gable copings. Nave, small north-west tower with pyramidal top, chancel with side offices; small building in simple Early English style. Gable to road. Three stage tower incorporating porch has angle buttresses, slightly projecting gabled porch which has moulded arched doorway with shafts and hoodmould with figured stops, a niche containing a
statue above the door, and gable coping with carved stops; single-light
windows to 2nd stage, set-back top stage with plate-traceried 2-light belfry
louvres and corbel table with figured corners (lean-to stair turret in angle
to rear). West gable of nave has large triple lancet window flanked by single
lancets, a wheel window above. Buttressed 5-bay nave with a lancet in each
bay except 2nd on south side which has a gabled porch with moulded arched
doorway and hoodmould with figured stops, and 4th and 5th which have modern
office attached. Two-bay chancel has triple lancet east window and above this
a circular window containing 3 trefoils; attached on south side a vestry with
triple lancet window and very tall gable chimney. Interior: very simple.
Listing NGR: SD8107423559
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