Latitude: 52.8298 / 52°49'47"N
Longitude: -0.7378 / 0°44'16"W
OS Eastings: 485133
OS Northings: 326553
OS Grid: SK851265
Mapcode National: GBR CPN.L8S
Mapcode Global: WHFJW.M4VG
Plus Code: 9C4XR7H6+WV
Entry Name: Church of St Peter
Listing Date: 1 January 1968
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1074988
English Heritage Legacy ID: 190288
ID on this website: 101074988
Location: St Peter's Church, Saltby, Melton, Leicestershire, LE14
County: Leicestershire
District: Melton
Civil Parish: Sproxton
Traditional County: Leicestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire
Church of England Parish: Saltby St Peter (High Framland Parishes)
Church of England Diocese: Leicester
Tagged with: Church building
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SK 8427-8527
36/59
SPROXTON
Saltby
CROXTON ROAD (East side)
Church of St Peter
1.1.68
II*
Parish church. C13 west tower, early C14 nave and chancel, reworked in C15 and chancel further remodelled during 1885 restoration. Ironstone with limestone dressings. Parapets hide roofs, but probably lead. Unbuttressed three-stage tower with lancet west window and lancets to north and south sides of ringing chamber. Limestone late C14 belfry stage with louvred two-light cusped windows. Plain parapet with four corner pinnacles. Perpendicular gabled south porch with double chamfered entrance arch. To left one two-light panel tracery window. To right one four-light tall panel tracery window. Blocked north nave door and one three-light Perpendicular window to east. Three two-light late C19 Flowing chancel south windows and three-light reticulated east window. Blocked chancel north door to east of a brick organ chamber.
Interior: triple chamfered tower arch with two orders of shafts carrying moulded capitals. Above is blocked east window tower. Five bay nave roof of canted tie beams on solid arched braces dropping on wall posts to stone head corbels. Moulded ridge piece and one pair moulded butt purlins. Plain C13 drum font on hexagonal stem. Double chamfered chancel arch on polygonal responds and with polygonal moulded capitals. Chancel with double chamfered C19 arch leading into organ chamber recess to north. Roof of canted tie beams on arched braces with traceried spandrels. Wall posts to corbels. Moulded ridge piece and one pair moulded butt purlins. Crenellated wall plate. This all 1885. Bench sedilia and cusped piscina similarly of 1885.
Listing NGR: SK8513326553
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