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St James

St James

Dengie

Essex

Nave and Chancel appear to have been rebuilt C14.

Architectural Features

Septaria, flint rubble, Roman brick and C14 yellow brick.

C19 east window with C14 rear splays and re-set rear arch, of 3 cusped lights with 3 quatrefoils over, 2 centre arched head label with head stops.

Chancel, C19 with some C14 material north and south single light windows, scissor tracery 2 centre arched heads, labels with head stops.

C19 moulded 2 centre arched south doorway, label and head stops, to west of which is a small low set single light window with segmental head, label and head stops, splays and rear arch probably C14.

Two 2 light windows with pointed quatrefoils, 2 centre arched heads, labels and head stops, 2 similar windows to north wall, all much restored C14 as is the now blocked north doorway with similar arch and plain label.

West wall restored C14 window of 3 ogee lights with tracery over, ogee head, label and head stops.

Small, blocked C14 doorway with hollow chamfered jambs and 2 centre arched head.

To gable apex a C19 stone bellcote, the chamfered base of 3 carved face corbels - 2 lions and a man, supporting 2 ogee arches, surmounted by 2 chamfered 2 centre arches with quatrefoil over, breaking through the pedimental head, bell to each arch.

The circa 1880 ornately carved stone reredos designed and executed by Rev. E Warmington M.A., incorporates piscina and sedilia to north and south walls, the sedilia canopied, crocketed and pinnacled, with carved bases, crocketed and pinnacled piscina on carved bases.

C19 octagonal pulpit with traceried panels, octagonal stem.

Floor slab with indents for brasses which are now framed on a wall board of 5 kneeling boys, 2 kneeling girls, a woman with head-dress and dress girdle with 3 large buckles, said to be circa 1520.