St James' Melsonby
Parich church of St James' the Great, Melsonby
The present church building was begun in 1153 and completed during C13. It belongs to that period when the Norman style was developing into the early English style of architecture.Unfortunately St James' was restored in 1870, a bad period for church restoration as there was a fashion for covering beautiful, ancient stonework with plaster. The chancel was rebuilt at this time and the porch and vestry added. The perpendicular east window was also replaced by the present three lancets. There is a leaflet available in the church with details of some of the points of interest within this ancient building. You can find St James' on this Google map. See the History of Melsonby DVD which has been produced to raise funds towards the St James Building Project to install kitchen and toilet facilities.and reorder the church interior. See the section below for details of the St James' 'Flush Fund'. Donation can be made via JustGiving |
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Flush Fundraising Raising money for kitchen and toilet facilities | |