Information for record number MWA403:
Church of St James, Great Packington

Summary The Church of St. James, which as built during the Imperial period in red brick with stone dressing. It is situated 800m north east of Packington Hall.
What Is It?  
Type: Church
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Great Packington
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 22 84
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Built in 1789. Architect Joseph Bonomi. Rectangular with a tower at each angle. Red brick and stone dressing. Each face is identical, having an open pediment and lunettes. The towers, of stone, have smaller lunettes, panels, cornices and leaded domes with finials and weather-vanes. In each angle of the nave is a Doric fluted column supporting a groined vault. The Corinthian altar-piece has a painting by Rigaud.
2 The architect based this church on the plan of a church near Rome.
3 'The most important and the most impressive church of the ending C18'
4 Built by the fourth Earl of Aylesford to commemorate the return to sanity of George III in 1789
5 Photographed in 1977.
6 Detailed report and note on the state of repair.
7 Archival material from 1992.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 4, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1947
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Volume/Sheet: 4
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Buildings of England: Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pevsner N and Wedgwood A
Date: 1966
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Volume/Sheet: Warwicks
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Building Survey
Title: Great Packington, St James Church
Author/originator: Council For The Care of Churches, London
Date: 1992
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Source No: 7
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Great Packington, St James
Author/originator: Council For British Archaeology
Date: 1992
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1951
Page Number: 5
Volume/Sheet: Tamworth Rural
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: Great Packington
Author/originator: Hammond S E F
Date:
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Volume/Sheet: Parish Magazine
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card: photograph
Author/originator:
Date: 2005
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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The Church of St. James, Great Packington
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1950s
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source LBL Listed Building List. Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a list. Buildings placed on the list are protected through various planning and conservation acts which ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them. The Listed Buildings List is compiled and maintained by English Heritage. It includes details of where the building is, when it was built, a description of its appearance, and any other special features. back
source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument TOWER * A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument VAULT * An underground room or building with an arched roof, often used as a burial chamber. Use wider site type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument COLUMN * Use for free standing column. back
monument ALTAR * An elevated table or podium on which to place or sacrifice offerings to the deities. back

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