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The Parish of Bix & Assendon places of interest |
The "new" St James Church
The "new" church of St James was completely built and furnished in 1875 as an extremely generous gift to the parish from the patron of the living Lord Parker, sixth Earl of Macclesfield, Shirburn Castle, Watlington.
The faculty or approval from the Bishop of Oxford, to replace the old church at Bix Brand with the new building at Bix, together with the church registers dating back to 1577, are lodged for safe keeping with Oxfordshire County Archives
The new church of St James has a nave with a north aisle, together with a chancel, south porch and a bellcote on the west gable of the nave. It is described as being Gothic revival architecture with red, buff and black brick decoration and some stone internally: externally it is of stone and an unkeyed facing of knapped flint on brick.
The churchyard was originally enclosed by iron railings, but these were taken down and used as part of the 1939-45 War Effort.
The Parish War Memorial is located on the north side of the nave and annual Remembrance Services are held in the church.