I had a James a couple of years ago. Mine wasn't a Raleigh, though. It had the Herculese or early Phillips style fenders and a kickstand plate and I think it had a plate for the rear brake bridge but I'd have to look up the pictures. That'll have to wait. I posted them a while ago. I think it had a '58 hub.
I love the chrome seat tube strips against the gold paint.

+1. And we cringe when looking at stem shifters! :eek:

Ah yes, here she is. I was wrong about the fenders. I might be wrong about the date, too. There have been a few bikes of this nature in the basement over the years.
Yours is way prettier.
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Those make the TT shifters on my Sprite look way better

sailorbenjamin, your James is also a Raleigh built one, though I suppose you already know that. :) I like the color of the blue and imagine it'd be a pretty bike once cleaned up.

ilikebikes, that cleaned up very nicely, though I suppose it didn't need a ton of work to start with based on the before pictures you posted. Have you ridden it and, if so, how do you like it?