Church of St James, Antony

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Church of St James
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Church Tower
Church of St James, Antony
Location Antony, Cornwall
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St James
Dedicated1259
Administration
Parish Antony
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Location of Church of St James, Antony in Cornwall
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameChurch of St James
Designated12 January 1968
Reference no. 1140708

The Church of St James is a Grade I listed 12th-century Anglican parish church in Antony, Cornwall, England. [1]

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History

The church is located in Antony at grid reference SX 399 547 . Dedicated to St James, the church includes structural elements from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. Part of the nave and chancel survives from the 13th century and includes a sedilia and round-arched chamfered piscina. The tower was built in the 14th century and the aisles in the 15th. [2] [3]

The church was added to the National Heritage List for England in 1968. [2]

The parish is part of the benefice of Saint Germans with Antony and Sheviock within the Diocese of Truro. [4]

Architecture

The sandstone building has granite dressings and slate roofs. The two-stage tower is supported by diagonal buttresses and has a parapet. [3] It has bell openings and a wooden clock dating from 1810. [2] There is a five-bay south aisle and six-bayaisle to the north. A square sundial, about 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) by 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) lies on the floor. [2]

Inside the church are memorials to members of the Carew family of Antony (18th century) and a large monumental brass to Margery Arundell, 1420. [5] The pulpit dates from around 1500 and includes panels which look like Spanish work, [3] and one of the fonts is from the 15th century. A wooden chest from the 16th century acts as the altar. The stained glass in the windows includes works by Clayton and Bell and Charles Eamer Kempe. [2]

The church includes monuments to the Carew family, including Richard Carew. [3]

The churchyard includes the grave of Henry Cooper who died in 1893. [6] He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Crimean War. [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Historic England. "Church of St James, Antony (1140708)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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  6. "St James the Great Churchyard". Find a grave. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  7. "No. 21971". The London Gazette . 24 February 1857. p. 650.

Coordinates: 50°22′09″N4°15′13″W / 50.3693°N 4.2536°W / 50.3693; -4.2536