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unusual facts about Church of St James, Winscombe



Church of St James, Cameley

This arms represents evidence of the link between Cameley and Temple Cloud to the Knights Templar.

These remained hidden behind whitewash until the 1960s leading John Betjeman to describe it as "Rip Van Winkle's Church".

The Church of St James is a redundant church in Cameley, Somerset, England, dating from the late 12th century.

The tower, probably from the 15th century with 19th-century restoration, is built of red Mendip stone which contrasts with the local blue lias limestone of the rest of the church.

Church of St James, Didsbury

Pevsner found the interior "odd, with early seventeenth century fabric, but later additions and alterations have changed its character".

Church of St James, Winscombe

The Church of St James in Winscombe, Somerset, England, has 12th- or 13th-century origins but the present building dates from the 15th century.

There are no records remaining of the Norman church on the site, but there evidence of the building of the church which was consecrated by Bishop Jocelin on 26 August 1236.

Liverpool St James railway station

The station is located at the Parliament Street and St. James' Place junction, opposite St James' Church.

Westminster St James

The creation of the parish followed the building of the Church of St James, Piccadilly in 1684 and the parish was also known by the name St James Picadilly.

In 1684 the Church of St James, Piccadilly was constructed which improved the case for providing a new parish.

Winscombe

The railway was closed in 1963, and today the route is a public footpath and cycle track; the site of the former Winscombe station is now the Millennium Green.


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