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St James

St James

Christleton

Cheshire

Church: late C15 tower, the rest 1874-77 by W.Butterfield.

Architectural Features

Gargoyle rainspouts below an embattled parapet.

West window of 1877 by Gibbs and much of the other glass by Kempe 1884-1904.

Large painted panels of the royal arms dated 1665, by Randle Holme III (Pevsner and Hubbard). fThe red sandstone came from Waverton quarry and the white from Stourton Hill.