St James

C16 with tower of 1630-2

C14 nave and aisles in roughcast rubble stone with C14 porches and fenestration possibly C17

C15 chancel

extended to east in C16

Tower, built for Henry, 1st Earl of Danby, has heavy ashlar clasping buttresses up to square angle pinnacles, plinth, dripcourses and cornice with shields and gargoyles

Four bays, with large porches in second bays and 2-light possibly C17 windows elsewhere with ogee- headed lights and blank spandrels

Shafts C12, possibly re-used

North aisle is continued in matching style but in small ashlar blocks for C17 chapel, two matching north windows and Perpendicular style 3-light to east, with unusual tracery details

Chancel has chamfered wall-plate, two C15 two-light south windows then C16 flat-headed 4-light to south and north

Interior: 1904 five-bay roofs to nave and aisles but east bay of nave has boarded wagon ceiling with reused C15 moulded ribs and diagonal intersecting tracery

Carved angels on ridge

Four-bay C14 arcades with octagonal piers and two-chamfer pointed arches

1630 tower arch, pointed with moulded imposts, painted inscription and carved Danby arms over

Tower screen C17 palimpsest of Cl5 woodwork

No chancel arch, but remarkable oak screen, the upper cornices and ogee-traceried heads of lights late C14 or C15 but uprights replaced by elongated columns of c1640 and C17 scratch-moulded panelling below

Monuments and fittings of outstanding quality: in nave and aisles a complete set of C17 scratch-moulded box pews with ball finials. c1900 pulpit with reused attached carved panels

North aisle has octagonal stone font

at west end very rare C16 doom painted on timber panels

with carved inscription around top slab

west end carved arms

On north wall, Gothic monument to Rev G. Bisset, died 1828

two fine monuments to Sir John and Lady Ann Danvers

with quatrefoil panels and carved arms

Purbeck marble top with inset brasses of Sir John and Lady Danvers

Window above has stained glass dated 1520

Lady Danvers monument opposite is similar tomb-chest but with canopied recess above and concave- octagonal angle piers carried up free-standing to large dog finials

Fine carved detail

Rear wall brass to Lady Ann Danvers, died 1539

Fragmentary glass dated 1525 above

East window has glass of 1897 to Sir H. Meux (the centre figure reputedly a portrait of Lady Meux). In front of altar

one incised C15 slab to John Dauntsey and John Dewale

Fine chancel stalls C16 an C17 with arms of Ann Danvers and Earl of Danby

North wall monument to C. West died 1760.