Church of St Michael and All Angels
CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, CHURCH CLOSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1075081
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jan-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Michael and All Angels
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, CHURCH CLOSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1075081
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jan-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Michael and All Angels
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, CHURCH CLOSE
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 MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, CHURCH CLOSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Melton (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Clawson, Hose and Harby
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 73627 29276
Details
CLAWSON, HOSE AND CHURCH CLOSE, HARBY HOSE SK 72 NW Church of St Michael and 9/30 All Angels 1.1.68
GV II*
Church. C13-C15, repaired C18 and early C19. S arcade rebuilt c.1887. Coursed ironstone rubble and coursed squared ironstone, with limestone dressings, lead roofs. Chancel, aisled nave, N & S porches and W tower. 2- bay chancel has 3-light E window with foiled heads to lights, low 2-centred arched head and hood mould with label stops, 1-light windows to S with pointed heads of red brick, 2-light window to NE with Y tracery and pointed head of former priest's door to NW, now window, rest blocked. Nave has 4- window clerestory of limestone and 3-light windows with 4-centred arched heads and hood moulds. N aisle has 2-light windows either end and to NW with Y tracery and 3-light window to NE with intersecting tracery, all with hood moulds. N doorway has hollow chamfer and sunk quadrant moulding, imposts, hood mould with label stops, and medieval door with long wrought- iron hinges. C18 porch of red brick with round-headed doorway which has limestone imposts and key block. S aisle has 3-light windows with triangular heads and hood moulds. Worn S door has imposts with nailhead ornament. C18 S porch of red brick with round-headed doorway, blocked except for head, with limestone imposts and key block. S aisle has sundial dated 1735. W tower has 2-light W window with ogee-arched heads to lights quatrefoil to head and hood mould. Niche above with nodding ogee head of limestone. 2-light bell-chamber openings with foiled heads to lights, transoms, 2-centred arched heads and hood moulds. Battlemented parapets to truer, nave and aisles, all of limestone. Interior: Nave has 3-bay arcades with octagonal piers, polygonal responds, moulded bases and capitals, and double-chamfered arches. Font: octagonal with panelled stem, shields in quatrefoils to burl and angels with spread wings to angles of underside of burl, Stain-glass NE aisle window by Westlake 1913. Slate wall monument with gilded incised ornament and lettering to Joseph Shilcock dated 1786 signed W Barnes. Similar wall monument to William Shullock dated 1813, signed Swain Clawson. Buildings of England Leicester 1984 p.180
Listing NGR: SK7362729276
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 190111
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Williamson, E, The Buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland, (1984), 180
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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