Alderholt: St James

Name:
Alderholt: St James
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
634300
Diocese:
Salisbury
Archdeaconry:
Dorset
Parish:
Alderholt

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is not in a Conservation Area

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Heritage at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Victorian/Pre-WWI

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 634300 Alderholt St James
Caption:
Exterior image of 634300 Alderholt St James
Description:
Photograph of the exterior of St James church Alderholt taken 17 June 2013
Year / Date:
2013
Copyright:
Basher Eyre (cc-by-sa/2.0)
Originator:
Basher Eyre

Summary Description

The construction in 1849 was financed by the Marquess of Salisbury. The chancel, vestry and organ chamber were added in 1922. It is made of heathstone rubble with slate roof to the nave and clay tiles to the chancel roof. The windows are plain glass. The west end has crow stepped gables. There is pointed bell-cote at the west end housing a single bell. The interior is simple with an arch-braced collar roof to the chancel and braced king-post roof with tie beams and purlins to the nave. There are 12 pairs of oak pews, a C19 octagonal stone font and a simple lectern.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
https://stjameschurchalderholt.com

Sources and Further Information

Unknown (2012) Interior image of 634300 Alderholt St James [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Interior image of 634300 Alderholt St James
Basher Eyre (2013) Exterior image of 634300 Alderholt St James [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 634300 Alderholt St James
CWGC (2016) Commonwealth War Graves Commission CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 11515 [Bibliography/Data]
Number of War Graves: 3
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/9438/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 2 Bells [Archive/Index]
2 Bells