Saint James's Catholic Church — Chapel Street

Detached eight-bay double-height Catholic church, begun 1855; consecrated 1858; extant 1895, comprising six-bay double-height nave opening into six-bay single-storey lean-to side aisles centred on two-bay double-height chancel (east). Renovated, 1974-5, with sanctuary reordered. Reroofed, 2000. Replacement pitched slate roofs with lean-to slate roofs to side aisles, clay ridge tiles, lichen-covered dragged cut-limestone coping to gables on drag edged tooled cut-limestone kneelers with cut-limestone Cross finials to apexes, lichen-covered dragged cut-limestone coping to gable to entrance (west) front on drag edged tooled cut-limestone kneelers with repointed drag edged tooled limestone ashlar gabled bellcote to apex, and uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron downpipes. Tuck pointed snecked rock faced limestone walls repointed, 1995, on drag edged tooled cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on plinth with drag edged tooled cut-limestone stepped buttresses including drag edged tooled cut-limestone clasping buttresses to corners having drag edged tooled cut-limestone "slated" coping. Cinquefoil window openings (clerestorey) with drag edged tooled cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having lattice glazing bars. Cusped lancet window openings in bipartite arrangement (side aisles) with drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch window opening to chancel (east) on cut-limestone stringcourse, drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start having chamfered reveals with hood moulding over framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Paired cusped lancet window openings to "cheeks" with drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Cusped lancet "Trinity Window" to entrance (west) front with drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Interior including vestibule (west); square-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors, full-height interior redecorated, 1997, with timber panelled choir gallery (east) below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (2008), vinyl central aisle between cruciform-detailed timber pews, pointed-arch arcades on drag edged dragged limestone ashlar chamfered pillars, timber boarded polygonal vaulted ceiling in carved timber frame on carved timber cornice, pointed-arch chancel arch framing mosaic tiled cut-veined white marble stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, 1974-5, with cut-veined white marble panelled altar (1891) below stained glass "East Window" (1858), cut-limestone (ob. 1869) or cut-veined white marble (ob. 1878) wall monuments (north) with cut-veined white marble panelled side altar (south) below stained glass memorial window (ob. 1895), quatrefoil-detailed timber panelled wainscoting to side aisles supporting carved timber dado rail, paired memorial stations (1950) between stained glass memorial windows (1909-1931; ob. 1890-1912), and exposed STRUTTED timber roof construction on drag edged cut-limestone beaded corbels with wind braced rafters to ceiling on quatrefoil-detailed frieze. Set in landscaped grounds with cruciform-detailed rendered, ruled and lined chamfered piers to perimeter having "Cavetto"-detailed gabled capping.