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St James

St James

Lower Wraxall

Wiltshire

C14, C15, 1832 north aisle by H.E. Goodridge, 1882 restoration and chancel by Weaver and Adye

Architectural Features

moulded pointed doorway with hoodmould with lozenge terminals, C17 square-headed doorway to right with hoodmould and relief-carved date 1666 and initials RL (Long family), square-headed 3-light Perpendicular window to right, chamfered light to west end and 3-light Perpendicular window to east, C18 memorial tablet on south wall

Interior: Nave has 1880s six-bay collar-rafter roof with moulded arch braces and purlins with carved bosses

foliage carved frieze

Early C14 continuously double chamfered tower arch

Wide 1880s moulded chancel arch on attached shafts, open traceried low stone screen with wrought iron gates, incorporates polygonal traceried pulpit on north side

carved vine frieze

C19 brass and wood communion rail

West window has stained glass by O'Connor of London in memory of William, 5th Earl of Mornington

Octagonal stone C19 font in tower

Good C18 collection of monuments, including in the nave, large pilastered tablet to Sarah Newel died 1755

South chapel has imposing classical monument on west wall with grey marble Composite columns to modillioned pediment with cartouche

against south wall of chapel is stone chest tomb with high-relief carved angel with flanking beasts with shields

possibly C15

wall tablet to Henry Long died 1686 has floral carved pilasters to Doric entablature