← Database
St James

St James

Colesbourne

Gloucestershire

C12 with C15 tower and chancel

Architectural Features

C14 porch with moulded arch, buttresses and parapet gable

C13 south doorway with hood moulding and decorated labels.

One square-headed C15 2-light nave window to left of porch with simple rectilinear tracery head and hood moulding

on north side another similar 2-light, and remains of blocked C12 window

C14 south transept with 3-light south window, and 2-light to east with reticulated tracery.

C15 chancel, rebuilt C19

below, set into the wall, a glazed tile from the reign of Edward II depicting the crucifixion

diagonal animal gargoyles at each corner

pointed chancel arch on restored C12 square piers with scalloped capitals

C15 tower arch

elaborate C19 memorial to Susan Elwes on west wall.

many memorial plaques to the Elwes family on north wall.

Octagonal stone C15 wine-glass pulpit to south of chancel arch on tall narrow octagonal stem

Octagonal stone C15 font in nave, on octagonal bracketed pedestal with shield decoration

The stained glass to most windows dates from 1854 and is by Thomas Willement