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St James

St James

Kingsway

Gloucestershire

Moulded pointed-arched C14 south doorway to tower with plank door

Architectural Features

C19 restored buttressed and parapet gabled west end with re-set medieval carved grotesque mounted on valley parapet

Arcade to north aisle of 3 bays in late C13 style with round columns having moulded capitals and bases

Timber panelled barrel roof to south chapel with carved bosses and coats of arms.

tiled steps to altar, with carved reredos which is reproduction of Last Supper

C16 carved hexagonal timber pulpit front on C19 stone base.

Cl9 octagonal stone font below tower with coloured stone inlay

contains cylindrical lead font.

bolection moulded inscription panel inscribed in Latin to 'Gulielmi Hayward' died 1684

Memorial tablet in tower, reset over south doorway inscribed in crude capitals to RYCHARD BEROW, died 1562.

Small memorial brass on south chancel wall engraved in Gothic script to Frideswide and Mary Porter, dated 1532.

West window has stained glass by Kempe

fragments of medieval glass in south chapel window

other stained glass is mostly early C20.