Church of St Leonard
CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, A27
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1339207
- Date first listed:
- 17-Nov-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Leonard
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, A27
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1339207
- Date first listed:
- 17-Nov-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Leonard
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, A27
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, A27
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- Test Valley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sherfield English
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 29038 22361
Details
SHERFIELD ENGLISH A27 SU 22 SE 1/23 Church of St Leonard
II
Parish church. 1902 by Fred Bath, archt of Salisbury, for Lady Ashburton. Brick with Bath stone dressings, slate roof. Plan of small chancel crossing tower with transepts, nave with aisles, and NW porch, in Perp style. E end of chancel has large 5-light pointed window with foiled tracery, and diagonal buttresses. On N & S walls transomed cinquefoiled lancet. Tower has clasping buttresses to corners except on SE is octagonal stair turret with steps down to vault under transept. Transepts have wide 5-light cinquefoiled 4- centred window and diagonal buttresses. Tower of 2 square plan stages topped by parapet and inside it octagonal stone bell stage, with flying buttresses down to corners, surmounted by short lead spire. Aisles have wide cinquefoiled 4-light 4-centred arch windows with buttresses between, and 3-light similar to clerestory. To E bay of N aisle gabled porch with stone 4-centred arch and blind tracery over, and diagonal buttresses. W end has diagonal buttresses to aisles, tall buttresses to nave, with pointed 2-light windows to aisles and large foiled 5-light window to nave. Inside C19 stained glass to E and W windows with Edwardian stained glass flowers in other windows. Jacobean style panelling in chancel with stone Perp style piscina and recessed seats on S. All arches pointed 2 moulded orders on Perp. style capitals on octagonal shafts. Altar rails possible C17, or good copy. Transepts house organ and vestry. Carved timber ogee arched screen. Pulpit beside has reset C16 carved panels in suitable C19 gothic work. Arcades similar to arches with wall shafts from corbels of roof coming down to piers. Plastered ribbed roofs. At W end C19 stone font on marble shafts and medieval stone coffin.
Listing NGR: SU2946523219
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 141218
- 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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