Church of St Leonard, Shoreditch High Street, Shoreditch E1 - Hackney

Built1740 to the design of George Dance the Elder. Constructed in brick with a Portland stone facade and dressings, and slate roofs. The roofs to the north and south aisles and the flat roofs either side of the tower have been repaired with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England. The nave roof was re-slated in 2017 with funding from the Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Fund. Repairs were completed in 2019 to the tower, pediment, columns and portico roofs, and temporary repairs were made to the spire, grant-aided by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

CHURCH OF ST LEONARD

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade I

List Entry Number:

1235382

Local Planning Authority:

Hackney

Site Type:

Religious ritual and funerary > Church

Location

Building Name:

Church of St Leonard

Street Name:

Shoreditch High Street

County:

Greater London

District / Borough:

Hackney

Parliamentary Constituency:

Hackney South and Shoreditch

Region:

London and South East

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Place of worship

Condition:

Poor

Priority:

A - Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed

Previous Priority:

A

Ownership:

Religious organisation

Designation:

Listed Place of Worship grade I, CA