Leckhampstead: St James

Name:
Leckhampstead: St James
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
627425
Diocese:
Oxford
Archdeaconry:
Berkshire
Parish:
St. James, Leckhampstead

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 Leckhampstead, St James 627425
Caption:
Exterior image of Leckhampstead, St James 627425
Description:
Photo of St James from the southwest, from inside the churchyard
Year / Date:
2016
Copyright:
Archbishops' Council
Originator:
Lisa McIntyre

Summary Description

The church of St James on Leckhampstead is by SS Teulon, and was consecrated on 1860. It replaced a medieval chapel, now demolished, that was located elsewhere in the village, and has some artefacts from that earlier chapel - the most significant of which is the Norman font.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
The church is open to visitors daily throughout the year. There is no dedicated parking, but onstreet parking is possible.
 

Church Website

Church Website:
https://stjamespcc.com/

Sources and Further Information

Lisa McIntyre (2016) Exterior image of Leckhampstead, St James 627425 [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of Leckhampstead, St James 627425
Basher Eyre (2014, March 21) Interior image of 627425 Leckhampstead, St James [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Interior image of 627425  Leckhampstead, St James
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/174/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
CWGC (2016) Commonwealth War Graves Commission CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 10731 [Bibliography/Data]
Number of War Graves: 1
ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~101623~115400 [Archive/Graphic material]

Perspective

ICBS File Number - 05233

Coverage - 1857-1861

Created by ?TEULON, Samuel Sanders: b. 1812 - d. 1873 of London

ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~101632~115401 [Archive/Graphic material]

Groundplan

ICBS File Number - 05233

Coverage - 1857-1861

Created by TEULON, Samuel Sanders: b. 1812 - d. 1873 of London

Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 1 Bell [Archive/Index]
1 Bell