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St James

Great Horwood

Buckinghamshire

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C14, aisles and porches C15, much restored twice C19 the second time by Sir G.G. Scott 1873-4. Coursed rubble stone, lead and tile roofs

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Tower of 3 stages has battlemented parapet and octagonal turret to S.W 2-light traceried openings to bell chamber, 2 carved head gargoyles

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C15 roof with braced tie beams and traceried spandrels

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N. aisle has stop- chamfered ironstone arch to chapel and moulded impost band, with dentils Cusped ogee niche with lower half of carved wooden figure

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Fittings: C14 octagonal font, with traceried panels, C15 screen with open traceried panels and restored loft on fans, fragments of old glass in E. window of S. aisle Other fittings C19, including glazed ceramic reredos of crucifixion and saints

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Monuments: small brass to Henry Upmore, priest, 1487; marble wall tablet toRichard Barker 1636 and wife, 1653 with broken pediment, sculls and grotesque mask heads; another tablet to Hugo Barker 1713 with cherubs, swags and cornice with urns and arms