St. James, Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire

Description

St. James's church, built in 1533 by Dr. John Taylor, archdeacon of Derby and Buckingham and Master of the Rolls (1527-33), and formerly a chapel of ease to Tatenhill, is an edifice of stone in the Late Perpendicular style; consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, north and south porches and a large embattled western tower with pinnacles, containing a clock and 8 bells: it was thoroughly restored, reseated with open benches and the aisles widened in 1864, at a cost of £2,600: there are seven stained windows, the west window being the gift of W. B. Holland esq. and several marble tablets, one of which is dated 1691: in 1885 a new organ was given by J. C. Grinling esq. J.P. when alterations were also made in the chancel: the church was further restored in 1896 at a cost of about £2,500, and affords 650 sittings.

Church Records

The register of St. James dates from the year 1571.