St James

Chancel and nave with south aisle and transept and west tower: north aisle and transept destroyed in 1640's. Fine C15 Perpendicular east window

early C14 angle buttresses have crocketted pinnacles

Fleuron frieze and crenellated parapet to 2-bay side walls of chancel which have C15 three-light cinquefoil-headed windows, C19 north door and C17 burial-chamber attached to south

North wall of 2-bay nave has similar reset C15 two- and 3-light windows flanking offset buttress

Nave has much restored C15 three-light window, an offset buttress and C15 south doorway with a C17 studded and ribbed door inscribed "Rodericus Loid 1656": late C19 timber porch

C15 two-light window with restored label-mould to west end of south aisle

C15 west tower: large Tudor-arched 2-light window above 2-centred doorway with quatrefoil spandrels: similar C15 windows to belfry: single-light windows adjoin sundial to south: crenellated parapet with gargoyles at corners

Interior: finely-carved painted reredos of 1909

Very fine early C17 misericords and stalls with 6-bay crocketed and panelled canopies bought from Cologne c.1847: benches have huge C17 poppy heads similar to those in Sunningwell Church (q.v.). Chancel arch of c.1902

Late C19 stone pulpit has very fine 3-bay late Gothic canopy with angel pendants to front, and linenfold and curvilinear-traceried panels at back

Late C19 eagle lectern

fine Norman drum font with blind arches is supported on 4 individually-carved colonettes with scalloped capitals

South transept has C13 piscina and C17 collar-truss roof

C15 arch to west tower

Monuments: important monument in chancel by Nicholas Stone of Sir William Stonhouse, d.1631, and his son, d.1632: finely detailed and coloured

The recumbent effigies of William and his wife lie on a chest tomb with their children carved below, and son kneeling with his hands clasped in prayer over a skull on the right: chest tomb is framed by an open pediment with heraldic achievement and a shallow back-arch framing inscription panel

Stained glass: east window has early C16 French or Flemish glass and large early C16 portrait in west window

C16 heraldic glass in other windows has been re-arranged and "supplemented very skillfully" by Thomas Willement c.1840

The canopy over the pulpit is said to have been the canopy to the Speaker's Chair brought here from Parliament by Speaker William Lenthall in 1630's. Radley was a Royalist outpost of Oxford in the Civil War, when the north aisle and transept were destroyed

The C13 style south transept windows replaced C15 ones in the 1902 restoration. (V.C.H.