Church of St Leonard
CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1315196
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Leonard
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1315196
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Leonard
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, MAIN 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.
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 LEONARD, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Thornton-le-Street
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 41418 86232
Details
SE 48 NW THORNTON LE STREET MAIN STREET (east side, off)
2/25 Church of St Leonard 20.6.66 GV II*
Church. C12, C14 and extensively restored in C19. Ashlar, coursed squared stone, graduated stone slate roof. Nave, late C12, C19 south porch and western bell turret, C14 chancel with small vestry. Nave: 4 bays. To west an offset diagonal buttress, to east an offset angle buttress. To right of south porch are 3 pointed-arched windows, cusped with hoodmoulds; the central one is of 2-lights with Y-tracery, the others are of 1-light. South gabled porch has offset diagonal buttresses. Board door in chamfered pointed arch. Corbelled cornice to nave and gable cross to east. To west elevation an offset angle buttress supports square bell turret with 2 lancet openings with hoodmoulds. Corbelled cornice, above a tall pyramidal stone roof with finial and belled eaves. North elevation has late C12 chamfered round arched door with moulded impost and hood to right, C13 Y-tracery window with truncated pointed top, to left. 2 bay chancel has chamfered 2- light pointed arched windows with Y-tracery and hoodmoulds. Offset diagonal buttresses to east. Pointed-arched east window has 3-lights with cusping, hoodmould. Pierced trefoil above. Ridge crosses. Interior: C19 pointed chancel arch. East window: glass by Kempe 1894. Monuments: to Lady Bridget Laton 1664, a brass plate in an ornamented stone frame. To Roger Talbot 1680, a brass plate in large stone surround with short pilasters and open segmental pediment, by P Briggs, Ebor Sculp, and another to Roger Talbot 1792 with an urn by Fisher.
Listing NGR: SE4141886232
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 332606
- 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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