Church of St Leonard

CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, THE VILLAGE STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1148130
Date first listed:
30-Jun-1966
List Entry Name:
Church of St Leonard
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, THE VILLAGE STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1148130
Date first listed:
30-Jun-1966
List Entry Name:
Church of St Leonard
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, THE VILLAGE STREET

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, THE VILLAGE STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Reighton
National Grid Reference:
TA 15135 74699

Details

TA 17 SE REIGHTON THE VILLAGE STREET (north side, off) Speeton 9/88 Church of St Leonard 30.6.66

GV II*

Church. Early C12, with restorations 1905, 1911, 1976. Squared sandstone on plinth, with pantile roof. Nave and chancel, west tower. 3-stage, stepped tower with swept, pyramidal roof. Round-headed bell openings to all faces of upper stage. C20 door in flat topped opening in south wall with a variety of windows in enlarged openings to right. A rudimentary mass clock is scratched into the quoins to the right of the centre window. C19 lancets Flank tower. No openings to north and east. Interior: early C12 chancel arch on quoined jambs with chamfered abaci. Two trefoil-headed piscinae in north chancel wall. To right of sanctuary, a statue niche with carved bracketed base and a portion of carved canopy, and square projecting alns box. Portions of Anglo-Danish carving incorporated in masonry at the west end of the north wall. Norman tub font.

Listing NGR: TA1513574699

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
327025
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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