Church of St Luke
CHURCH OF ST LUKE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1061548
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Luke
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LUKE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1061548
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Luke
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LUKE
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.
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 OF ST LUKE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Harborough (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wistow
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 63997 96713
Details
NEWTON HARCOURT SP 69 NW 2/124 29.12.66. Church of St. Luke. GV II * Church. C13/C14 and 1834, enlarged later C19. Coursed rubble stone with stone dressings and colourwashed and mostly rendered red brick. Welsh slate roof. Swithland slate pyramid tower roof. W tower, nave and chancel under 1 roof, N transept and N chancel vestry. Low tower of 3 stages, lower part C13, upper C14, with W doorway, small lancet over (C19 stained glass) and 4 2-light bell openings, that to E blocked. Roof has orb and cross finial. Hollow moulded nave arch on keeled responds. Nave of 1834. Windows with Cl9 mostly patterned stained glass. 5 bay tie-beam roof with king posts and struts. N transept and N chancel vestry of later C19. c1800 chamber organ in mahogany case, originally from Wistow Hall. V.C.H., Vol.V, and Pevsner.
Listing NGR: SP6399796713
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 191147
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Leicester, (1964)
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland, (1960)
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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