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St James The Less

Hadleigh

Essex

Mid C12, C18, C19 and C20 alterations.

Architectural Features

C16 weatherboarded belfry, shingled with fish scale striations spire, surmounted by a weathervane.

Mid C12 Nave, Chancel and Apse, C18 south porch, north west vestry by Sir C. Nicholson c.1927 with later extension.

North wall, C13 chamfered east lancet

a C15 square headed window of 2 cinquefoil lights, label with headstops over.

West wall, C12 partly restored round headed doorway of 2 plain orders, above it a restored C12 window.

South doorway, C15 moulded jambs, 2 centred arch, moulded label

head stops, C12 round headed rear arch.

C15 stoup to east of doorway.

Stone altar floor from the Island of Oland in the Baltic, C19 coloured tiles to remainder of floor.

C12 cushion stone bracket to south east wall.

C19 stained glass windows.

C12 semi-circular Chancel arch of 2 plain orders, responds with moulded imposts, flanking walls each with blocked round headed arches

C15 foiled circular squints.

Carved and moulded tie beam supporting centre post, arched braces to collars, brackets to ashlar posts, moulded wall plates.

Circa 1200 painting of St. Thomas A Beckett to easternmost window arch,

possibly C13 remains of a figure to arch of third window from east.

C19 stained glass to windows.

C20 pulpit.

Small C15 niche in east wall with cusped head.

South wall niche with most of canopy and pedestal cut away, but still showing traces of colouring and carving.

Octagonal font, plain bowl, stiff leaf carvings to soffit, stem of central and 4 side columns with moulded capitals and bases, chamfered base, C20 ribbed cover.

Bill, 1636 by John Wilnar of Borden, Kent.