St James Santee Parish Church Graveyard

Title

St James Santee Parish Church Graveyard

Artist

Norma Brandsberg

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

Description

The area around McClellanville, South Carolina is both old and charming with many old structures including this old church, St. James Santee Parish Church. The burial grounds are dripping with old fashioned beehive burial plots, surrounded by low hanging Live Oak Tree branches, laden with moss.

The Episcopal church body is actually two churches, one in McClellanville "Of Ease" and "The Brick Church at Wambaw" built in 1768 near Hampton Plantation some distance away down an old sand road. The graveyard is pictured here.

St. James Church Santee, also known as St. James Episcopal Church Santee, is an old historic church located in a remote portion of Francis Marion National Forest in Charleston County, South Carolina. It is a remarkably sophisticated expression of fashionable Georgian architecture in a remote area, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970 for its architectural significance. It is located on the west side of the Old Georgetown Road,

In 1706 the Province of Carolina formally established the Church of England, which divided what is now South Carolina into six parishes. This parish church was built in 1768. It is rectangular single-story masonry structure, built out of brick and covered by a slate hip roof. The front and rear facades both have a gabled temple-front projection, supported by four round brick columns. The rear projection has had the spaces between the columns bricked up, creating what now serves as the church vestry. The building's windows are round-arched with keystones, with a three-part Palladian window in the eastern wall. The interior retains original woodwork and hardware, including box pews, pulpit, and trim. The pulpit originally stood at the northern end of the long axis, but was apparently moved to the eastern wall sometime in the 18th century.

The church is one of a handful of surviving 18th-century country churches in South Carolina. It is unusual in this group because its styling is particularly sophisticated, reflecting architectural trends in Charleston at the time of its construction.

It is wonder I saw this church. I had seen no reference to it when we headed to one of the plantation and just happened to meander a long country road to happen on this wonderful old church and graveyard. The door are not locked..the interior has no lights, so to come in daylight is a must. It seems to be out in the middle of nowhere, but the road must have been a major through way at one time.

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November 13th, 2019

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