THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST LEONARD
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1068961
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jan-1950
- Statutory Address:
- THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, OAK WALK
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, OAK WALK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Shepway (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hythe
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 16149 34915
Details
HYTHE
THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST LEONARD
I
Dates from circa 1100. Alterations by J L Pearson in 1880s. Built of Kentish ragstone with Caen stone window dressings. The interior has a 4 bay nave and North and South aisles with Cl3 and c14 pillars. Clerestory. Chancel arch.
North and South transepts. The tower was added in 1751 and the South Transept
is also c18. The Ambulatory built circa 1220 AD houses a neatly stacked collection of 1200 skulls and 8000 thigh bones of the C13 and c14. It is thought that these were exhumed from the graveyard in order to make more space for the plague victims of the C14 and C15.
Listing NGR: TR1615234913
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 175160
- 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.
End of official listing