The plain octagonal font was installed in 1883. The banner, with scenes from the lives of Sussex saints, was designed by Yvonne Hudson and worked by the ladies of the church.A Short Guide to St James' Birdham – available in the church The modern east window shows the gospel story of the miraculous catch of fish with Chichester cathedral in the background. It was made by M.C.F. Bell in 1978. There are a fourteenth-century bell, inscribed "IOHANES" and one with the name William Hunneman and the date 1695.
