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St James

St James

East Tisted, Hampshire

The tower has 3 stages (the lowest part incorporating some C14 work), with decorated parapet, corner finials above stepped buttresses (diagonal to the south west), octagonal stair turret at the north-west corner, and doorway of recessed Orders, with an ogee hood-mould

Architectural Features

Inside, the fittings are Victorian, with an octagonal font and octagonal nave columns

The north aisle east recess has the tomb of Sir John Norton (1686), with a recumbent figure in armour resting on a table tomb, a background panel with architectural surround, and heraldic top-piece

A mid C16 monument occupies the middle recess of the north aisle, being an Ionic framework above a panelled table tomb, and 2 kneeling figures (of Anne and John Norton). The middle of the south aisle has the Commandments in gold Gothic letters

Small wall monuments are in the south aisle, of 1766, 1797, 1809, 1816 and 1821

The tower contains a wall monument of 1731, above small brasses of 1615 and 1829, flanked by painted bequest panels of 1760 and 1822