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St James

St James

Edlaston

Derbyshire

Early C14, 1682, c1870 and 1900 by E. A. Minty of London brother of the incumbent at the time.

Architectural Features

Plain tile and lead roofs.

The chancel was probably rebuilt in 1682, the date is carved on a stone in the east wall outside.

The lower part of the window has an unusual stepped arrangement of small pierced trefoils and quatrefoils in roundels, containing coloured glass forming a reredos within.

Tall thin ashlar bellcote with diamond plan angle piers, a small pitched plain tile roof and lead spike.

At the east end of the nave is the octagonal stone bowl of a font.

At the west end of the nave a small font with octagonal bowl and base.

C14 double chamfered chancel arch on damaged moulded capitals.