Church of St Leonard, Hastings - Hastings

Church built in 1953-61 by Sir Giles and Adrian Gilbert Scott. Buff brick with cream stone dressings. Pantiled low pitched roof to eaves. Rectangular plan with altar against east wall and choir stalls in chancel. Nave with passage aisles. Western tower, with entrance beneath. Simplified modernistic Gothic manner. Exterior dominated by fine blocky Gothic west tower reached by a flight of steps which has parabolic shape with late Gothic mouldings. Congregation have moved out as there are concerns about the surrounding low cliff that needs stabilising. Church remains vacant and is deteriorating.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Church of St Leonard

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade II

List Entry Number:

1376621

Local Planning Authority:

Hastings

Site Type:

Religious ritual and funerary > Church

Location

Building Name:

Church of St Leonard

Locality:

Hastings

County:

East Sussex

District / Borough:

Hastings

Parliamentary Constituency:

Hastings and Rye

Region:

London and South East

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Place of worship

Condition:

Poor

Priority:

C - Slow decay; no solution agreed

Previous Priority:

C

Ownership:

Religious organisation

Designation:

Listed Place of Worship grade II, 2 CAs