Diameter: 15" Bell 1 of 3
Dove Bell ID: 54560 Tower ID: 20423 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Ormside: St James
Overview
Grid reference: NY 701 176
St James' church that tiers down from a substantial tower to the chancel sits on a hill overlooking the River Eden and the cluster of buildings that make up Ormside Hall. An ideal defensive position, there is evidence of Anglo-Danish occupation through the discovery of the magnificent Ormside bowl and a Viking burial in the graveyard. It is a delightfully robust building that dates from the late C11 that probably sits on earlier places of worship. The nave comprises a combination of C11, C12 and C14 masonry. An aisle had been built on the north side supported by a double arcade, the latter being taken down and rebuilt as part of a Victorian restoration project in the C19 which also included the relocation of then south porch and the construction of the vestry. The original west wall was replaced in the C12 by a thicker wall, possibly to carry a bell tower. The massive, squat, west tower was built in the C13 and clearly had a defensive function having small slit windows and no external door. Angled buttresses were added later. The chancel includes fragments of the original C11 build, but is predominantly C16 with a reset ogee window over the door. The north aisle was removed and replaced by the square Hilton Chapel, used as a school room, in the C17/C18 with two round headed windows that include Decorated style tracery. The comfortable and quite intimate interior is dominated by the nave's C19 timber crown post and the more rugged, and more attractive, chancel king post roofs. The church includes a C14 leper's hagioscope, a Norman font, a piscina and aumbrey.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
St. James is open at all times so that visitors and local people are able to enter the church to absorb its history, and the peace that it brings for those in need .
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 210 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
Roman, Saxon, Danish settlement / church.
Exterior Description
Table tomb with rocking slate slab top, west of priest door. Grade II- Ancient Cross in churchyard
Interior
Bells
Bell 2 of 3
Dove Bell ID: 54561 Tower ID: 20423 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Bell 3 of 3
Dove Bell ID: 54562 Tower ID: 20423 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: NY 701 176
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
The churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard does not have any war graves.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
