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Church of St James

A Grade II Listed Building in Horsforth, Leeds

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.8406 / 53°50'26"N

Longitude: -1.6255 / 1°37'31"W

OS Eastings: 424738

OS Northings: 438324

OS Grid: SE247383

Mapcode National: GBR KS21.W0

Mapcode Global: WHC95.0Q7L

Plus Code: 9C5WR9RF+6Q

Entry Name: Church of St James

Listing Date: 19 October 1962

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1261243

English Heritage Legacy ID: 438081

ID on this website: 101261243

Location: St James' Church, Horsforth Woodside, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18

County: Leeds

Civil Parish: Horsforth

Built-Up Area: Horsforth

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Woodside St James

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


HORSFORTH LOW LANE
SE 23 NW
LS 18 (west side, off)
8/138 Church of St. James
19.10.1962
- II

Church. 1847-8, by C. W. Burleigh of Leeds. Coursed sandstone, slate roof.
Nave with north and south aisles under parallel roofs, chancel. Early
English style. Buttressed 5-bay aisles have 2-centred arched windows all of
2 cusped lights with trefoils or quatrefoils in the heads and all under
hoodmoulds with figured stops; north aisle has gabled single-storey porch to
2nd bay, with deeply-moulded 2-centred-arched doorway under a hoodmould with
blank-shield stops; south aisle has a triangular porch incorporated with
buttress between 4th and 5th bays of south aisle. West gable wall has a low
2-centred-arched west doorway moulded in 2 orders under a hoodmould with
figured stops, a stepped drip-mould, and a large west window of 4 cusped
lights) under a hoodmould with figured stops; and a gable bellcote; west ends
of aisles have 3-light windows with multifoil tracery. Apex crosses on all
gables. Two-bay chancel in similar style, with 3-light traceried east
window.

Interior: 5-bay aisle arcades of octagonal columns, double-chamfered arches.


Listing NGR: SE2473838324

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