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St James

Longborough

Gloucestershire

C12, C13, early C14, C15.

Architectural Features

C12 chancel

diagonal buttresses to south wall, C12 corbel table with billet decoration, continuous string below windows.

Headstone to Mary Merril, died 1664 set against wall, lower left.

two 2-light windows as on south, one either side of C19 vestry, two battered carved heads, either side of window towards east end.

Part of hood with carved head stop right.

Blocked single light window with round head and fragment of medieval grave slab, decorated with raised cross, right.

C19 plank door to projecting west porch with hollow-moulded 'Tudor'-arched surround flanked by engaged columns, simple raised decoration on stone lintel over.

C13 west tower with clasping buttresses

C15 third stage, pointed slit light in west face, 2-light belfry windows with octagonal columns with moulded octagonal capitals dividing lights and stopped hoods.

String below with 8 winged gargoyles.

C19 double doors with decorative hinges within C12 round-arched surround flanked by engaged columns with raised foliate type decoration.

C14 south transept with embattlemented parapet, offset diagonal corner buttresses and intervening buttresses.

Fine 5- light south window, 3-light east window, two 3-light west windows, all C14 with reticulated tracery.

C14 square stone bellcote open on 4 sides, upper margin embattlemented with carved faces at each corner, pyramidal roof with crocketed decoration.

C14 reredos, in east wall adjacent to nave within pointed-arched surround.

Miniature embattlemented parapet with incised arrow slits on each merlon except below reredos where carved with 4-leafed flowers.

Flag flooring to nave and chancel small area of medieval encaustic tiling around base of pulpit bearing Boteler and Sudeley arms.

fine early C14 octagonal font, adjacent to south doorway, niche within each face of supporting column with crocketed decoration at apex.

4-leafed flower decoration on each face of font.

C19 pulpit with blind trefoil decoration and pierced arches at top, C19 pews and choir stalls.

Monuments: monument to John Scott, died 1795 of Banks Fee (q.v.), white marble on grey background with urn and heraldic shield by Ricketts of Bath.

Recumbent ledger in floor of nave near pulpit to Charles Shuckburgh died 1720 and his son.

C15 base with earlier life-size effigy on top, in south-east corner of south transept, blind ogee arches with crocketed decoration and engaged finials around base, life-size figure of knight in skirt with almost crossed legs, dog at feet, sword at side and head on pillow, supported by 2 finely carved winged angels, above.

Ledger in floor beside tomb to Elizabeth Leigh, died 1694, daughter of William Leigh.

Highly ornate canopied chest tomb in south-west corner to William Leigh died 1631 and his wife Elizabeth, died 1664.

Life size figures of William and his wife recumbent on tomb with effigies of 2 children and an infant.

Figures of 2 sons kneeling at prayer desk and 3 daughters, also kneeling on side of tomb.

monument left of north window to Harriet, Lady Cockerell (nee Rushout) widow of Sir Charles Cockerell, died 1851, white marble with crocketed gable.

Monument right of window to Cecilia Rushout Rushout died 1869, marble with central panel with carved figure of man, draped sarcophagus in background, crocketed ogee arch over.

Monument to Sir Charles Cockerell (q.v.Sezincote House) died 1837 on east wall.

Canted limestone canopy with crocketed pinnacles and coat of arms with motto / SAPERE ET FARI / at bottom, female figure kneeling at bust of Sir Charles with female figure ascending in background below.

Monument by Sir R. Westmacott.

Glass: fragments of reused medieval stained glass in tracery of west windows of south transept.

Two medallions of painted Flemish glass in east window one representing the return of the prodigal son the other the presentation at the temple.

2 stained glass windows in south wall of nave dated 1894, stained glass in Sezincote Chapel dated 1902.

History: in C14 the church belonged to the Abbot and Convent of Hailes.

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