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St James the Great Church is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church dedicated to James, son of Zebedee in Aslackby, Lincolnshire, England. The church is situated north from Bourne, and in the Aslackby and Laughton parish on the eastern edge the South Kesteven Lincolnshire Vales. The church is significant for its historic association with the Aslackby Preceptory of the Knights Templar, and its unusual arch details in the tower. St James’ is in the ecclesiastical parish of Aslackby, and one of six churches in the Billingborough Group of Parishes, with their associated churches, in the Deanery of Lafford and the Diocese of Lincoln. Other churches in the group are: St Andrew’s Church, Horbling; St Andrew's Church, Billingborough; St Andrew's Church, Sempringham; St Andrew's Church, Dowsby; and Christchurch, Pointon. The Group constitutes the Gilbertine Benefice.〔("St. James the Great, Aslackby" ), Ourchurchweb.org.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕 St James’ is within the Aslackby conservation area.〔("Aslackby " ), Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire, Lincshar.org. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕 ==History== St James' parish register dates from 1558.〔''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull'' 1885, p. 285〕 No church or priest for Aslackby is recorded in the 1086 ''Domesday Book''.〔("Aslackby" ), ''Domesdaymap.co.uk''. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕 The first mention of a priest is of Geoffrey de Temple in 1225, attendant to the Knights Templar who had established a preceptory at Aslackby the previous century. In 1164 benefactor Hubert de Rye provided a church and round chapel for the Templars, the remains of which stood until the 18th century when it became part of a farmhouse. The preceptory itself was probably founded in 1194 following the 1185 patronage of Robert de Rye. In 1312 the Templar preceptory was appropriated by King Edward II, and by 1338 it had been transferred to the Knights Hospitaller with an income of £40 per annum as a messuage—including church and associated land—under the control of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster. Following this the preceptory for administrative purposes became part of the previous Knights Templar property of Temple Bruer. The first Knights Hospitaller sponsored priest at Aslackby was Nicholas de Camelton in 1321. In 1541-42, following the dissolution of the monasteries, the lands were granted to Edward, Lord Clinton and his wife, Ursula. Parts of the original Templar round church still existed until 1800. The remaining preceptory tower was demolished in 1891. The building of the present St James' church was begun c.1300, conjoined to the appropriated Templar property. The church was extended in the mid-15th century, with a further restoration in 1856 at which time the chancel was rebuilt.〔〔''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire'' 1933, p.42〕〔Cox, J. Charles (1916): ''Lincolnshire'' pp. 48-49. Methuen & Co. Ltd.〕 By 1840 and until at least 1856, the parish vicarage and living, with a yearly net income of £453 from tithes and of glebe—land used to support a parish priest—was granted as property to layman R. F. Barstow (as impropriator), who became patron of Aslackby incumbent clergy.〔''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire'' 1885, p. 13〕〔White, William; ''History, Gazetteer & Directory of Lincolnshire, 1856'', p. 705〕 By 1876 the living, increased to a value of £480 with an included residence, was in the gift of Rev John Smithson Barstow who was also the recipient as incumbent until 1906, after which Rev Robert Stanley Coupland became vicar initially through the gift of Barstow who had removed to Aldershot. By this time the value of the living had dropped to £260. Coupland remained vicar until at least 1933,〔〔>〔''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire'' 1905, p. 35〕〔''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire'' 1909, p. 41〕 St James’ achieved National Heritage Grade I building listing status on 30 October 1968.〔 In 2010 the church received a grant of £10,000 for 'community' purposes from the National Churches Trust.〔("St James the Great" ), National Churches Trust. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕 Also in 2010 the church was subject to Archaeological Monitoring and Recording during excavations as part of the establishment of welfare services. The £135,000 refurbishment added a tower meeting room behind a new screen, an oak kitchen, toilets and central heating. The works included construction of a pit for an oil storage tank for a new boiler. Trenches were dug within the churchyard, tower and north aisle. Some human remains, including a child's, were unearthed in the churchyard—subsequently reburied—as was animal bone. Stone foundations at the south from the church were found that predate the tower. Pieces of 5th- to 8th-century Saxon to 19th-century pottery were found, and possible post holes that might indicate timber structures as part of the church's history. Some pottery was identified as being from Staffordshire and Derbyshire. An Early Medieval floor of layered straw was exposed. Tower floor excavations uncovered fragments of 19th-century glass and ironwork, and evidence of pre-14th- or 15th-century stonework that had been integrated into the tower.〔("St James Church, Aslackby, South Kesteven - Archaeological Monitoring and Recording" ), Archaeology Data Service. Acceptance of terms required. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕〔("Medieval earth floor discovered in church" ), ''Rutland and Stamford Mercury'', 5 August 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕〔("Aslackby and Laughton, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire" ), ''Heritage Gateway'', English Heritage. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕〔("St James's Church and churchyard, Aslackby" ), ''Heritage Gateway'', English Heritage. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕〔("The Church of St James the Great" ). Retrieved 25 June 2014. Pdf download required〕 As part of the 2010 refurbishment an 18th-century Hanoverian coat of arms was restored. The arms, possibly originally positioned within the chancel arch, had been held in storage for perhaps 150 years, since probably after an 1856 chancel restoration. In 2008 the neglected arms were removed from storage to its present position within the tower to await the recent restoration.〔("St James Church - Coat of Arms" ), Aslackby and Laughton Parish Council, Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕〔("Hanoverian shield restoration" ), Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕〔("New Design Work in Historic Places of Worship" ), English Heritage. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕 The church was pictorially featured in the July 2009 edition of ''Country Life'' magazine, under the title "Let there be light". In the same issue the magazine described the St James' restoration as one of community involvement and fundraising over five years, particularly referring to the Hanoverian coat of arms "restored by the community". Church use was open to non-liturgical activities including concerts, talks, family activities, and a film club.〔"Let there be light", ''Country Life'' magazine, 29 July 2009, p.67〕 St James received a runner-up £5,000 prize and silver medal for its restoration in the 2012 'Village Church for Village Life Award' sponsored by ''Country Life'', mentioning a church transformation with new upholstered seating, kitchen, toilets and west screen.〔"Parish Church Restoration", ''Country Life'' magazine, July 2012〕 The Lincolnshire International Chamber Music Festival staged a 2012 'Meet the Composer' event at St James' with composer and violist Sally Beamish, and held string instrument workshops for children. In August the same year a concert was performed under the Festival by classical pianist Ashley Wass.〔("Sounds & Spaces" ), Lincolnshire International Chamber Music Festival. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕〔"Skegness-Born Pianist in Concert", ''Skegness Standard'', 15 August 2012. HighBeam Research, subscription required. Retrieved 25 June 2012〕 In 2007 St James' was subject to theft of lead to the value of £13,000 from the church roof by a "trio from Lithuania" who had been responsible for twenty such thefts, particularly in Lincolnshire, resulting in £1 million of damage.〔("Three men facing jail for stealing lead from Lincolnshire churches" ), ''Lincolnshire Echo'', 10 July 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕〔("Trio accused of stealing lead from churches in the Grantham area appear in court" ), ''The Grantham Journal'', 7 March 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕〔("Three plead guilty to Lincolnshire church metal theft" ), BBC News, 3 July 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕〔("Repairs due after church lead thefts" ), ''Bourne Local'', 4 January 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St James' Church, Aslackby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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