Church of St Peter, Main Street, Kirby Bellars - Melton

A large C13 church, former priory, with C14, C15 and C16 work. Restored late C18, in 1820, and late C19. Ironstone walling and a limestone spire. Spire repairs undertaken in 2013 following a National Lottery Heritage Fund Grants for Places of Worship grant. An unsuccessful application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund in 2018. The church was the subject of heritage crime in 2017. Repairs to the tower masonry, roofs and drainage are urgently required; there are fruiting bodies. Historic England's Covid 19 Emergency Heritage at Risk Response Fund awarded funds to develop repair proposals.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

CHURCH OF ST PETER

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade I

List Entry Number:

1261717

Local Planning Authority:

Melton

Site Type:

Religious ritual and funerary > Church

Location

Building Name:

Church of St Peter

Street Name:

Main Street

County:

Leicestershire

District / Borough:

Melton

Parish:

Kirby Bellars

Parliamentary Constituency:

Melton and Syston

Region:

Midlands

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Place of worship

Condition:

Very bad

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