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St James, North Cray
St James, North Cray
St James is a Grade II parish church on North Cray Road, North Cray, in the London Borough of Bexley, in the Diocese of Rochester.
- Location
- North Cray, Greater London
- Country
- England
- County
- Greater London
- City / town
- North Cray
- Address
- North Cray Road, North Cray, Greater London, DA14 5EQ
- Postcode
- DA14 5EQ
- Built
- Nave 1850–52; north-west tower 1857; chancel 1871
- Architect
- Edwin Nash
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- James
- Diocese
- Rochester
- Parish
- North Cray
- Grade
- II
- Style
- Geometrical Gothic
- Materials
- Ragstone; wooden north porch
- Grid reference
- TQ 484 717
- Opening hours
- Please contact us to arrange a visit.
- Access
- Accessible toilets in church. Level access to the main areas. Non-accessible toilets in church. Ramp or level access available on request
Overview
Historic England records a rebuild by Edwin Nash: an aisled nave of 1850–52, a north-west tower with shingled broach spire of 1857, and a chancel of 1871. The fabric is ragstone with a wooden north porch. Windows have Geometrical tracery; the east window uses alternate wide and narrow lights.
The listing describes a richly furnished interior that keeps monuments from the former church, including one by Chantrey, a pulpit dated 1637, stalls, reliefs, paintings attributed to Gessi, and a cusped arch to the organ chamber. The church stands on the west side of North Cray Road beside Foots Cray Meadows.