St James' Church (Cooling)
Coordinates: 51 ° 27 ′ 19.1 ″ N , 0 ° 31 ′ 35 ″ E
St James' Church is a redundant Anglican church building in the village of Cooling , Kent , England. The building was designed by English Heritage in Grade I and assigned to the November 21, 1966 listed building set. It is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust . The church building is on the Hoo Peninsula , about 10 km north of Rochester . Between the site of the structure and the bank of the Thames further north there is only marshland .
history
The church building began in the 13th century and was completed in the following century. The upper part of the tower was added later and completed around 1400. In the 19th century the structure was renewed, a sacristy was added and the aisle was rebuilt. It was declared redundant on May 31, 1978 and transferred to the Churches Conservation Trust. The church is open to visitors every day.
In 2005 the musician Jools Holland married the sculptor Christabel McEwan in this church .
architecture
St James' is built from a variety of stone types including sandstone , flint and chalk , with some repairs done in sandstone . The roofs are tiled . The floor plan consists of the nave with a side aisle on the south side, the chancel with the sacristy facing south and the church tower on the west side. The windows in the nave date from the early 14th century, those in the chancel in the 15th century were made in the 15th century.
The doorway on the north side is blocked, but the five-century-old wooden door is still there and can still be turned on its hinges. There are triple sediles and double piscinias in the chancel . The baptismal font dates from the 13th century and consists of a square bowl supported by five pillars. The pulpit was built in the 18th century. At the west end of the church there are six pews , which are probably from the 14th century; the other pews were replaced in 1869. Four grave slabs have been set into the floor of the nave, one of which dates from 1611. Another commemorates Feyth Brook, who died in 1508 and was the wife of Thomas Brook, Lord Cobham and who lived at Cooling Castle . The interior of the sacristy is completely lined with cockles , the symbol of James the Elder . The stained glass in the east window was made by Clayton and Bell in 1897 ; it shows the ascension . The bell ringing consists of three bells, all of which date from the 17th century, but can no longer be rung. The church organ with a register was probably made by A. Kirkland around 1880.
Churchyard
In the churchyard there is a burial chest from the early or mid-18th century, which is classified as a grade II building . The churchyard inspired Charles Dickens to write the opening chapter of his book Great Expectations , in which Pip, the protagonist of the story, meets the convict Magwitch. Also in the churchyard are a row of 13 tombstones on children's graves, each about 45 cm long; these graves are known as "Pip's Graves".
See also
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d Church of St James, Cooling ( English ) In: The National Heritage List for England . English Heritage . 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h St James' Church, Cooling, Kent ( English ) Churches Conservation Trust . Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ↑ Cooling ( English ) Streetmap. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d e History of St James 'Church ( English ) St James' Church. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ↑ Diocese of Rochester: All Schemes ( English , PDF; 25 kB) Church of England . Pp. 1-2. 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ↑ Wedding bells for Jools Holland (English) , BBC News . August 30, 2005. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ↑ St James, Cooling ( English ) Kent Churches. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ↑ Cooling, S James ( English ) Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers . Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ↑ Kent, Cooling, St. James (N14738) ( English ) British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved May 9, 2011.
- ↑ Chest tomb 10 yards south of Church of St. James, Cooling ( English ) In: The National Heritage List for England . English Heritage . 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.