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St James' Church, Lealholm

Church of England church buildings in North YorkshireChurches completed in 1902GlaisdaleGrade II* listed churches in North YorkshireTemple Moore buildings
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St James' Church Lealholm
St James' Church Lealholm

St James' Church is an Anglican church in Lealholm, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in 1902, as a chapel of ease to St Thomas' Church, Glaisdale. The building was designed by Temple Moore, in the Early English style. Nikolaus Pevsner describes it as "a job to do him credit", and it was grade II* listed in 1969. The church is built of sandstone with a clay tile roof. It consists of a three-bay nave, a south porch, a three-bay chancel with a small north vestry, and a slim west tower. The tower has a single stage, a chamfered plinth, a west lancet window with a double-chamfered surround, shouldered-arched bell openings, and a corbelled-out embattled parapet. The windows in the body of the church have pointed heads and shouldered lintels, and the east window has three stepped lancets. Inside, there is exposed stonework and a barrel-shaped roof. There are pine benches and an oak pulpit, lectern and choir seats. The chancel has a mosaic floor, and the reredos is of carved marble.

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Lealholm
Lealholm

Lealholm is a small village in the Glaisdale civil parish, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is sited at a crossing point of the River Esk, in Eskdale which is within the North York Moors National Park. It is 9.5 miles (15.3 km) by road from the nearest town of Whitby, and approximately 27 miles (43 km) from both Middlesbrough and Scarborough. The village is typical of those found all across the North York Moors which straddle the main through-routes along the valley bottoms. It is mostly built of local stone with pantiled or slate roofs. Settlement around modern-day Lealholm can be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086, with entries concerning the Manor of Crumbeclive and "Lelum" at the site of Lealholm Hall, Lealholmside. Lealholmside is a hamlet by Lealholm, and was a popular location with the photographer Francis Meadow Sutcliffe. A honeypot during the summer months, Lealholm is located midway along the Esk valley between the villages of Glaisdale, to the east and Danby to the west. Lealholm is on the route of the Esk valley railway line, which runs from Whitby to Middlesbrough, and is served by Lealholm railway station. A large part of the community is involved in farming due to the high fertility of the slopes in Eskdale, whilst other members of the community are involved in tourism or commute to industrial centres such as Middlesbrough. This led to the economy of the area being hard hit by the 2001 UK foot and mouth crisis. Lealhom was a place of affection for Irish-born poet John Castillo, who wrote "Ah lovely Lealholm! Where shall I begin. To say what thou art now and once hast been?".