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St James, Wick
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The parish church of Wick is
dedicated to St James the Great, and like many of the
other churches in the parish dates from the 12th century.
It began as a chapel, but was soon given to Ewenny Priory.
It
is a Grade 2* listed building and consists of a chancel, nave, south porch and western
'saddle back' tower. The church is built in the Early
English style, although the oldest parts of the structure
such as the chancel arch, the south door, and a small
window in the chancel, all date from the 12th century. The church has a medieval stone mensa altar, views
of which are provided through the 'squints' or hagioscopes
from the nave. The altar has unusual niches on either
side, which probably contained statues of St James and
the Blessed Virgin in centuries past.
St
James' was the subject of a major Victorian restoration
125 years ago and has been added to in several ways since
that date. The registers date from 1813
A full
description of this church can be found in the book
'Medieval Churches of the Vale of Glamorgan' by
Geoffrey
Orrin, published by D. Brown. |