james church active anglican church village england founded 12th century heavily restored architect english_heritage body responsible preserving historical sites united_kingdom assessed church grade listed building turret clock east face tower keeps good time church ring bells hung change ringing regular ringing resumed church june years silence churches history james church stands centre small village population village lies kilometres south south west england kilometres road london earliest written record active church 12th century history bishop time anglo saxon conspirators said met church fragments east chancel known 12th century record church existence period appointed canterbury cathedral rector buried parish sons physician russia recorded having square tower bells clock north aisle chapel east end screen concludes time south aisle nave chancel recorded church restored heavily architect cost equivalent north south added time south aisle nave chancel new porch historic building protected originally church listed grade publicly available register february english_heritage august listed grade building makes church particularly important country heritage effort preserve church records kept cambridge agreement group churches mary angels church closed worship parish architecture exterior building mainly 14th century east wall chancel contains remnants 12th century material including buttresses faced tower 14th century angled buttresses north south west window lights flowing clock east face tower dated oldest firm tower world wound weekly east wall window lights stained glass panels gothic style church supported funds church trust interior lowered southeast window chancel seat cabinet east north wall arched tomb west inscribed tomb lid commemorates late 13th century rector oak screen chancel finely carved lying chancel black marble slab dates memorial commemorating sister sir wife rector time pipe rack organ built walker sons london chamber built south wall carried reconstruction organ cost equivalent converted electric blowing bells church ring bells hung change ringing time sixth bell added bell recast replacing bell oldest bell millimetre kilogram number bell newest set bells floor ringing chamber recently constructed toilets according records maintained records confirmed checked minor spelling differences painted board south west corner nave
St James' Church, Stretham