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PICTURE GALLERY III - St James' Church

This section contains photographs of St James' Church, the oldest surviving building in Weddington, with elements that possibly date back to the 1100s.


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An early view of the Church, showing it without its upper tower

The Church Tower in 2004

The stained glass windows at the Church

The Church in the 1980s**

Aerial view of St James’ Church c. 1950**

A view of the back of the Church

The re-cast bell in the tower at Weddington**

The Romanesque font in the Church. A plaque nearby states that the font was restored to the church in 1858. It had been removed when the previous church on the site was enlarged in 1733 and evidently 'lost' for a considerable time.

The font is of local red sandstone. The font is cracked but is supported by iron straps. The round plinth and rectangular base are modern.

C17th field drains to the east of the church based on Dugdale’s monograph designs.**

Blocks of Bromsgrove Sandstone (Attleborough Sandstone) probably from the pre-1733 church**

Mid C19th human remains in the foundation trench for the extension**

Adderley’s family crest on a headstone in the graveyard.**

Henry Kay's Gravestone in the graveyard

Inscription: "In Remembrance of Henry Kay of Weddington Castle Nuneaton who died April 20 1865 in his 56 year. Hsd of Elizabeth his beloved wife who died Sep 23 1871 in her 61 year".

Lionel Place's Gravestone in the graveyard

Inscription: "Sacred in the Memory of Lionel Place, Esq. of Weddington Castle, in the County of Warwick, who died on the 25th of September 1838".

Pictures marked '**' are from the collection of Alan F Cook for which grateful acknowledgement is given.

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