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Latitude: 52.6492 / 52°38'57"N
Longitude: -1.207 / 1°12'25"W
OS Eastings: 453745
OS Northings: 306015
OS Grid: SK537060
Mapcode National: GBR 8M5.TY2
Mapcode Global: WHDJ9.FNGX
Plus Code: 9C4WJQXV+M5
Entry Name: Ruins of Old Church of St Peter
Listing Date: 7 October 1957
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1177117
English Heritage Legacy ID: 188944
ID on this website: 101177117
Location: St Peter's Church, Blaby, Leicestershire, LE3
County: Leicestershire
District: Blaby
Civil Parish: Glenfields
Built-Up Area: Leicester
Traditional County: Leicestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire
Church of England Parish: Glenfield St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Leicester
Tagged with: Architectural structure
GLENFIELDS CHURCH ROAD
SK 50 NW
1/23 Ruins of Old Church of
St Peter
7.10.57
GV II
Ruins of old church. Late C13-C14. Granite rubble with limestone dressings;
no roof. Cruciform plan with nave, chancel and small transepts. Chamfered
plinth, various buttresses. Nave has projection for former bellcote at west
end, and one bay of arched windows, that on north side retaining Y-tracery.
Small arched doorways to north and south, both moulded and chamfered with middle
order on attached shafts. Transepts have lancet windows with hoodmoulds in west
sides. South transept also has 2-light south window with hoodmould and iron
bars replacing tracery, and blocked single light to east. North transept is
mostly missing. Between transepts and nave are low wide arches of 2 chamfered
orders, the inner order on corbels. Chancel has 2 bays of 2-light traceried
windows to south with uncusped lower lights, quatrefoils above, and hoodmoulds
with carved head stops. Lower 2-light window to left with cusped tracery. North
side of chancel has lancet at west end and small chamfered doorway with arch
on imposts. Large arched 4-light east window with intersecting tracery, part
missing.
Listing NGR: SK5374506015
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