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St. James

St. James

Aslackby

Lincolnshire

ASLACKBY AND TEMPLE ROAD TF 03 SE LAUGHTON (north side) 3/15 Church of St. James 30.10.68 G.V. I Parish church. c.1300, c.1320, mid C15, restored and chancel rebuilt 1856.

Architectural Features

Early C14 west tower partially clasped by north and south aisles, with moulded plinth and string course, and 3 stage angle buttresses, the north-west buttress containing stair turret with single slit and single round lights.

The other buttresses have single gargoyles projecting from angle in between at corners.

Pointed C14 west doorway with continuous moulded surround, hood mould and plank doors.

Late C15 window inserted with pointed head, bowtell moulded surround, 3 pointed, cusped lights divided by 2 castellated transoms, panel tracery and hood mould running into string course on either side.

North side with C15 coped and corbelled chimney stack inserted.

Moulded eaves above with projecting gargoyles, battlements with corner pinnacles.

North aisle of c.1300 with plinth and moulded string course.

Mid C15 clerestory with pilaster buttresses alternating with 3 pairs of windows with segmental heads, 2 cusped ogee headed lights and hood moulds.

Monument re-set to east of window to Mary Skelton, died 1767.

Early C14 south aisle with plinth and moulded string course.

Gabled C15 porch to west with plinth and moulded string course.

Ashlar monument to left to Thomas Windsor, died 1799.

Crude C17 flowing cusped parapet runs along south side of aisle.

C15 clerestory above with gabled and cusped pilaster buttresses alternating with 3 pairs of windows each with segmental head, 2 cusped ogee headed lights and hood moulds.

Interior tower arch of c.1300 with tall triple chamfered pointed head with hood mould, triple rolled jambs with continuous hollows, moulded capitals and central filleted rolls.

3 bay north and south aisles of c.1300 with pointed, moulded heads in 2 orders, with hood mould, quatrefoil piers with continuous hollows and broad fillets, tall octagonal plinths, moulded capitals and octagonal abaci.

Chancel arch of c.1300 with triple chamfered, pointed head with hood mould, responds of triple rolls with continuous hollows, fillets, moulded capitals and polygonal abaci.

C15 tie beam roof over nave with curved braces and stone corbels, restored in C19.

South wall of south aisle with C14 piscina with ogee shaped cusped head.

The octagonal font with flower head decoration dates from the 14th century and has been beautifully decorated with corn for the harvest festival.

C14 font with octagonal pedestal with curved re-entrant panels with flower head decoration, octagonal bowl with shields set in quatrefoiled panels and blind traceried panels alternating.

The octagonal font with flower head decoration dates from the 14th century and has been beautifully decorated with corn for the harvest festival.

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C19 altar rails, pulpit, choir stalls, reading desk, eagle lectern and chairs.

Monuments include a black and white marble monument to the Reverend Joseph Barwis, died 1828

a black and white marble monument with urn to Samuel Newzam, died 1826

a grey and white marble monument with urn and ornate apron, to Thomas Grey, died 1803

and a grey and white marble monument to Samuel Derby, died 1819.