Church of St James, Kinnersley

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Church of St James, Kinnersley
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A Grade I listed church with decoration by George Frederick Bodley
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Church of St James, Kinnersley
Location in Herefordshire
Coordinates: 52°08′28″N2°57′28″W / 52.141°N 2.9577°W / 52.141; -2.9577
Location Kinnersley, Herefordshire
CountryEngland
Denomination Anglican
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated2 September 1966
Architectural type Church
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Hereford
Parish Kinnersley
Clergy
Vicar(s) Rev. Janet Greenfield

The Church of St James is a Church of England parish church at Kinnersley in the English county of Herefordshire. It is a Grade I listed building.

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History

The Church of St James dates from the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. [1] It was restored in 1868 by Thomas Nicholson. [2] From 1873, interior decoration was designed by George Frederick Bodley and carried out by the Reverend Frederick Andrews. In the previous year, Bodley had married Minna Reavely; [lower-alpha 1] the Reavely family were the owners of Kinnersley Castle, immediately adjacent to the church. [4] Bodley was buried in the churchyard at St James', following his death in 1907. [5] The church remains an active parish church in the Diocese of Hereford. [6] The building suffered deterioration in the 21st century; the roof has now been repaired but the ingress of water caused damp which has damaged the interior decoration. [7] The church is currently on the Heritage at Risk Register. [8]

Architecture and description

The design of the church is unusual. Its "most impressive" element is the, almost detached, tower, constructed in the 14th century. [2] The body of the church is simple, a chancel dating from c.1300, with a north aisle and an arcade. [2] The interior has waggon roofs, with "rich" decoration designed by Bodley and executed by Andrews. [1] It includes much multi-coloured stenciling. Alan Brooks, in the 2012 revised Herefordshire volume of the Buildings of England series, describes the decoration as "particularly fine". [2] St James is a Grade I listed building. [1] The church contains some notable monuments, including one of the mid-17th century to Francis Smalman and his wife Susan, which Pevsner attributes to Samuel Baldwin. [2]

The war memorial in the churchyard is designed in the form of an obelisk and commemorates the men of the village who died in both the First and the Second World Wars. [9] It is a Grade II listed structure. [10] Bodley's grave, which is also listed at Grade II, is close to that of his collaborator on the interior decoration of the church, the Rev. Frederick Andrews. [11]

Notes

  1. ↑ At the time of their marriage, Bodley was 45 while Minna was 21. Her lively personality contributed to a contented partnership; Ninian Comper and Charles Robert Ashbee, both of whom trained in Bodley's office, recorded their impressions of their master's wife. Ashbee described her as "a lively and amusing lady", while Comper thought her looks similar to those of Ellen Terry. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Church of St James (Grade I) (1157630)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Brooks & Pevsner 2012, pp. 408–409.
  3. ↑ Hall 2014, p. 163.
  4. ↑ Hall 2014, pp. 162–163.
  5. ↑ Hall 2014, p. 417.
  6. ↑ "Kinnersley: St James". www.achurchnearyou.com. A Church Near You. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Church of St James, Kinnersley - Herefordshire". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Kinnersley: St James". Church of England. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "War Memorial of St. James' Kinnersley". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  10. ↑ Historic England. "Kinnersley War Memorial (Grade II) (1459950)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Historic England. "Bodley Monument about 50 yards W of the South Porch of the Church of St James (Grade II) (1349928)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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