St James' Church, Romanby
St James' Church is the parish church of Romanby, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
Romanby was long in the parish of All Saints' Church, Northallerton; a chapel of ease was constructed in the village in 1231, but it was closed and demolished in 1523.[1] Between 1880 and 1882, a church was built in Romanby, to a design by Charles Hodgson Fowler. It is in the Gothic revival style, and on completion could seat 197 worshippers.[2][3] George Pace undertook repairs to the building in 1965 and 1966, and also designed its candlesticks and a new cross for the apex.[4] The building was grade II listed in 2000.[5]
The church is built of stone with tile roofs. It consists of a nave and a chancel in one unit, with a lean-to vestry. At the junction of the nave and the chancel is a bellcote with a slate-hung base and an octagonal spire. On the north side is a projecting gabled porch containing an arched doorway with a chamfered and moulded surround. Inside, it has an octagonal stone font.[5][6]
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References
- ^ Chrystal, Paul; Sunderland, Mark (2010). Northallerton Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445629735.
- ^ Page, William (1914). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "Church buildings and restoration". The Architect. 10 June 1882.
- ^ Pace, Peter (1990). The Architecture of George Pace, 1915–75. Batsford. ISBN 9780713462739.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St James the Great, Romanby (1380322)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.