Church of St James, Baldersby

Church in North Yorkshire, England
54°11′14″N 1°26′25″W / 54.1871°N 1.4403°W / 54.1871; -1.4403LocationWide Howe Lane, Baldersby St James, North Yorkshire, YO7 4PTCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandHistoryStatusActiveDedicationSt James the GreaterArchitectureFunctional statusParish churchHeritage designationGrade I listedArchitect(s)William ButterfieldAdministrationDioceseDiocese of YorkArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of ClevelandDeaneryMowbrayParishBaldersby with DishforthClergyVicar(s)VacantLaityOrganist(s)Chris ReeveChurchwarden(s)Terry Potter, Norman Wharton, and Rosemarie Carter

The Church of St James is a Church of England parish church in Baldersby St James, North Yorkshire. This Victorian church is a Grade I listed building and was designed by William Butterfield.

History

The lych gate

St James' was built between 1856 and 1858, and was designed by William Butterfield.[1] It had been commissioned by William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe.[2] It is made of snecked stone with ashlar details and has a red tile roof.[1] It is High Victorian in style.[1] The church consists of a west tower, a five-bay aisled nave, a south porch, and a two-bay unaisled chancel.[1]

The grounds of the church and its churchyard measure 1.38 acres.[2] The wall of the churchyard is itself a Grade II listed structure.[3] The church has a lych gate which is Grade I listed.[4] The church itself was designated a grade I listed building on 26 May 1971.[1]

Present day

The parish of Baldersby with Dishforth is in the Archdeaconry of Cleveland of the Diocese of York.[5]

Notable burials

The burials in the churchyard date from 1857 and include the following:[2]

  • The Revd George Boddy, former vicar of St James'
  • John Brennand, High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1915 to 1916, and his wife
  • William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe (1812–1857), and his wife, and her second husband
  • The Revd Thomas Foulkes, former vicar of St James'
  • The Revd Brian Johnson, former vicar of St James'
  • The Revd Zechariah Jones, former vicar of St James'

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Historic England. "Church of St James (1296495)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Our Church". St James, Baldersby St James. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Boundary Wall of Church-Yard, Church of St James, with Gate in South-East Corner (Grade II) (1296488)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Lych Gate to Church of St James (Grade I) (1315555)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  5. ^ "St James, Baldersby St James". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

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