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Church of St Mary

A Grade II* Listed Building in Bitteswell, Leicestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.468 / 52°28'4"N

Longitude: -1.2105 / 1°12'37"W

OS Eastings: 453733

OS Northings: 285855

OS Grid: SP537858

Mapcode National: GBR 8PH.6SG

Mapcode Global: VHCTC.Y7YC

Plus Code: 9C4WFQ9Q+6R

Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 11 January 1955

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1292319

English Heritage Legacy ID: 392504

ID on this website: 101292319

Location: St Mary's Church, Harborough, Leicestershire, LE17

County: Leicestershire

District: Harborough

Civil Parish: Bitteswell with Bittesby

Built-Up Area: Lutterworth

Traditional County: Leicestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire

Church of England Parish: Bitteswel St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Leicester

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Description


BITTESWELL
LUTTERWORTH ROAD
SP58NW
1323-0 3/15 (North side)
11/01/55 Church of St Mary
II*

Church. C13 and C14, extended 1852 by W Parsons and altered
and extended by Walter F Lyon in 1881-82. Random rubble stone
with dressed quoins, gable parapets and crenellated side
parapets to nave. Plain slate roofs. West tower, nave with
south porch and north aisle, north vestry and chancel.
Three-stage tower of C13/C14 with stepped angle buttresses.
Deep recess on north side of tower with Perpendicular-style
panelled soffit and hollow-chamfered arch. Short recessed
spire. two-light square-headed belfry openings. Nave with
three windows to south of C14, restored in C19. Aisle to north
of 1881-82. Gabled south porch with double chamfers to arch
and dripmould. Chancel rebuilt in 1881-82, two windows to
south and vestry to north. Interior: double chamfered C14
tower arch. Three-bay north aisle with double-chamfered arcade
on octagonal piers. Ceiling probably C19 with ribs and
flattish vault. C19 chancel arch, double-chamfered on attached
octagonal piers. Triple-chamfered round arch inside tower,
west of tower arch, purpose unknown. Fittings: benches, font,
pulpit, all C19.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N, Williamson E, Brandwood
G: Leicestershire and Rutland: London: 1984-: 103).


Listing NGR: SP5373385855

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