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St James

Stanford Bishop

Herefordshire

The nave has late C12 south and north doorways.

Architectural Features

North and south walls both have small round-headed windows at the west end (C19 on south side) and C19 3-light square-headed Tudor-Gothic windows towards the east end.

On the south side there is also a smaller round-headed C12 window.

The tile floor is of 1885, of red, black and encaustic tiles.

PRINCIPAL FIXTURES: The font is a C19 plain round bowl and stem on a C12 base with roll moulding.

The polygonal pulpit is C18.

There are some rustic memorials of the C18 and C19, including to John Freeman and Anna Freeman , which have steep pediments.

A simple medieval armchair in the sanctuary was formerly reputed to be the chair used by St Augustine at a synod in 603 HISTORY: A substantial church of c1200, including the west tower, in Transitional style.