Church of St James, Baldersby | |
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54°11′14″N 1°26′25″W / 54.1871°N 1.4403°W | |
Location | Wide Howe Lane, Baldersby St James, North Yorkshire, YO7 4PT |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
History | |
Status | Active |
Dedication | St James the Greater |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
Architect(s) | William Butterfield |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of York |
Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Cleveland |
Deanery | Mowbray |
Parish | Baldersby with Dishforth |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Vacant |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | Chris Reeve |
Churchwarden(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.
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]
The parish of Baldersby with Dishforth is in the Archdeaconry of Cleveland of the Diocese of York. [5]
The burials in the churchyard date from 1857 and include the following: [2]