Church of St Leonard
CHURCH OF ST LEONARD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1342617
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Leonard
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LEONARD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1342617
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Leonard
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LEONARD
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Mundford
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 80052 93801
Details
TL 89 SW MUNDFORD
8/35 Church of St.Leonard 23:6:60 II*
Parish church. Medieval and later. Flint with ashlar and some brick dressings. Plaintile roofs. Aisleless nave with north porch and tower to south west; chancel with vestry to north. Tower 1854 with diagonal buttresses. One 2-light cusped Y-traceried ground floor window, two cusped loops to first floor and 4 single light cusped bell openings. Saddleback roof with short spire. South wall of nave with 3 2-light C14 windows with mouchettes and daggers. West wall with one late Medieval 3-light window and a modern quatre- foil in gable. North porch probably post-Medieval with brick dressings. Entrance front with chequer pattern of brick and knapped flint. Plain chamfered entrance arch. 2-light mullion side windows with rectangular hood moulds. C14 moulded doorway. 3 C14 north windows similar to south wall. Chancel with 2 rebuilt 2-light south windows and a Priest's doorway. C18 hollow chamfered triple lancet east window. North side with vestry of 1900 and one late-Medieval 2-light window. Interior. C14 chancel arch with shafted responds and wave moulded arch. Fragmentary late-Medieval chancel screen revitalised with the addition of an organ loft and tracery designed by Sir Ninian Comper in 1911-12. Also by Comper are the front nave pews, the pulpit, the reading desk, organ case, chancel stalls, ceiling, reredos and east window stained glass. C14 font with mutilated Evangelist carvings.
Listing NGR: TL8005293801
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 220982
- 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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