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St James

St James

Beercrocombe

Somerset

Anglican parish church, C13, C14, predominantly C15, restored late C19.

Architectural Features

Coursed and squared lias with Ham stone dressings, tower roughcast, slate roofs to coped verges with large cruciform finials, some stone ridge tiles, Nave chancel, south porch, north vestry, west tower, Mainly Perpindicular, Embattled 2-stage tower with diagonal buttresses with offsets to west.

Fine large gargoyles, 2-light bell-chamber windows with tracery, 2-light window to west on ringing-chamber stage, large 3-light west window with tracery, label with restored carved heads, west doorway with label, door with good scrolly ironwork, polygonal stair turret to south capped with weathervane, Four bay nave, to south 2 three-light Perpendicular windows, labels with carved stops, also restored lancet window

on north side a C13 lancet window and a blocked doorway, 4 large buttresses with offsets.

Two bay chancel, 2 and 3-light traceried Perpendicular windows, labels with carved stops, narrow priest's door to the south.

Small C19 lean-to vestry, Interior plastered on tile and flagstone floors.

Nave under a C19 wagon roof, chancel under early wagon roof with carved bosses.

Early ringing-chamber floor under tower, Chancel arch C14 in style but appears mainly C19, Tower arch set on very finely carved grotesque corbels.

Nave windows with rere-arches, stops carved as angels.

The Font.

Remains of fine tomb recess in nave, probably C14, C15 sreen under tower, 5 bays, good fretwork tracery, Octagonal font under the tower, Six early pews remain in nave, C17 pulpit, panelled with a carved frieze.

The Font.

© Ray Jennings

Royal Arms dated 1702.

C19 pews, choir stalls and lectern carved as an eagle.

Sole stained glass late C19 to east window.