The Old St James's Church is a former church in the village of Upton, Somerset, England, of which only the tower remains, overlooking Wimbleball Lake. The tower is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building,[1] and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] The church was declared redundant on 4 November 1971, and was vested in the Trust on 24 May 1973.[3]
| Old Church of St James | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Upton, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°03′19″N 3°27′34″W / 51.05528°N 3.45944°W |
| Built | 14th century |
| Governing body | Churches Conservation Trust |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Remains of the Church of St James |
| Designated | 8 April 1959[1] |
| Reference no. | 1248084 |
  Location of Old Church of St James in Somerset | |
The church had a square chancel and rectangular nave, which together were 20.12 metres (66.0 ft) long and 3.96 metres (13.0 ft) wide.[4]
The only parts of the 14th-century church which remain are from the lowest courses of the nave and chancel, and the tower,[2] which has three stages and was unbuttressed,[1] however a buttress was added to the south east corner in the 19th century.[1] The tower was made safe in 1973.[4]
The current parish church of St James was built in 1870 to replace this church,[5] as it was considered too far from the village.[4]
The bells from the church have been reused elsewhere including one at the St John the Baptist in Pitney and one in Green Point, New South Wales, Australia.[6][7]
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References edit
- ^ a b c d Historic England, "Remains of the Church of St James, Upton (1248084)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 August 2013
- ^ a b "St James' Tower, Upton, Somerset". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ Diocese of Bath and Wells: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 6, retrieved 2 April 2011
- ^ a b c "MSO8364 - St James' Church and Churchyard, Upton Farm". Exmoor Historic Environment Record. Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St James, Upton (1263817)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 August 2013
- ^ "Green Point, NSW, Australia, Chapel". Keltek Trust. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Pitney, Somerset, St John the Baptist". Keltek Trust. Retrieved 21 September 2016.