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St James

Upper Wield, Hampshire

C1150, some C15 details, and restoration of 1884

Architectural Features

Norman aisleless nave and chancel, with a small vestry at the west end

The font is Norman, being a square Purbeck slab with arcading, resting on a drum and 4 detached columns (brought to the church in 1900 following its discovery in Winchester Close)

A wall monument of 1617 hangs on the north wall of the chancel, and opposite is the very fine tomb of 1617, with effigies of William Waloppe and his wife, set within an elaborate classical surround, of marble and alabaster

The exterior walls are cemented over flintwork, with stone dressings, including perpendicular cusped single lights in the nave, and a Norman south door with inset columns at each side

At the west end is a small boarded bell-turret, and attached to the west wall (occupied by a tower up to 1810) a small boarded structure with a hipped tile roof

Fragments of wall painting exist, including a Royal Coat of Arms (of Queen Anne) above the chancel arch, part of the preservations on the north wall, and a consecration cross

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