MATERIALS: Coursed local sandstone rubble with freestone dressings, tile roof incorporating bands of fishscale tiles.
The continuous roof, embellished with ornamental tile work, is a striking feature.
Trussed rafter roofs are of 1869, as are the floors, which are laid with tiles except for raised wood floors below the choir stalls.
PRINCIPAL FIXTURES: There are 2 fonts.
The polygonal pulpit of 1886, on a stone base, has openwork tracery and foliage cornice.
The spirelet was part of the thorough repair and restoration of the church in 1869-72 by William Chick, architect of Hereford, from which period are the present windows, the pews, and stained glass in the east window.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: The church of St James, Ocle Pychard, is listed Grade II* for the following principal reasons: * For its overall configuration, with its unusually lengthy roof and its western tower. * For the survival of its medieval fabric in the nave, chancel and vestry, with interior detail including simple chancel arch, rood-loft doorway, and piscina. * It has interior fixtures of interest, including the earlier of the 2 fonts and the stained-glass windows.