Church Ruins
CHURCH RUINS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1061481
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church Ruins
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH RUINS
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- Reference:
- IOE01/12918/21
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1061481
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church Ruins
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH RUINS
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH RUINS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Harborough (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Knaptoft
- National Grid Reference:
- SP6273589581
Details
SP 68 NW
4/64
11.1.55
KNAPTOFT
Church Ruins
II
Remains of Church. Probably largely C13. Cobble and rubble stone construction.
The ruins were consolidated in the earlier C20, and it seems likely that some
re-construction was made at the time, throwing doubt on the authenticity of
the surviving lay-out and location of specific details. However, possibly
the original plan consisted of nave with north tower and chancel: the walls
of this tower survive to a height of c6' and are very thick. There is an outer
doorway with continuous moulding and the capitals of missing shafts survive.
This opens onto a passage terminating with cylindrical clustered shafts.
The length of wall running west of this incorporates 2 stumps of shafts, and
2 deeply moulded arches: these fragments may be re-sited however, since both
features would appear to relate to doorways. There is also a stub of walling
running north, further west than the tower. No west or east walls survive,
and the south wall while it exists has been extensively consolidated. The
church was reputedly destroyed by Cromwellian soldiers in the wake of the
Battle of Naseby.
Listing NGR: SP6273589581
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 191285
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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