St James the Great, Church
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The walls of the nave at Gawsworth St James were built of limestone in 1430 and the chancel and tower of pink sandstone in 1480. The splendid nave roof, barrel beam in design at Gawsworth Church is unique in this Diocese, is over five hundred years old and shows traces of its original brilliant colouring and gilt. The chancel roof is arch camber beam in construction and has rare panelled sections with tie beams. This was never painted but this and the nave roof are of exceptional beauty of design and in excellent condition.
At a glance
- Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes