Chapel of St Leonard, Thorpe Langton - Harborough

Parish church. C13, late C13 tower, chancel aisles and arcades rebuilt early C14, clerestory added late C15. Restored 1867 by Joseph Goddard of Leicester. Roof repaired 1914. C19 vestry. West tower, nave, north aisle with north porch, south aisle, chancel, vestry. Coursed ironstone rubble with limestone ashlar dressings. Sustained water ingress through the chancel roof has led to dry rot outbreaks. The Parochial Church Council has investigated possible sources of water ingress. Urgent repairs are required, subject to the availability of funding.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Chapel of St Leonard

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade II

List Entry Number:

1189660

Local Planning Authority:

Harborough

Site Type:

Religious ritual and funerary > Chapel

Location

Building Name:

Chapel of St Leonard

County:

Leicestershire

District / Borough:

Harborough

Parish:

Thorpe Langton

Parliamentary Constituency:

Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

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

Ownership:

Religious organisation

Designation:

Listed Place of Worship grade II