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Latitude: 52.4805 / 52°28'49"N
Longitude: -0.9107 / 0°54'38"W
OS Eastings: 474078
OS Northings: 287505
OS Grid: SP740875
Mapcode National: GBR BSB.JL0
Mapcode Global: VHDQT.5XFC
Plus Code: 9C4XF3JQ+5P
Entry Name: Church of St Mary in Arden
Listing Date: 25 July 1952
Last Amended: 19 September 1977
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1361206
English Heritage Legacy ID: 189642
ID on this website: 101361206
Location: Market Harborough, Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16
County: Leicestershire
District: Harborough
Electoral Ward/Division: Market Harborough-Great Bowden and Arden
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Market Harborough
Traditional County: Leicestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire
Church of England Parish: Market Harborough St Dionysius
Church of England Diocese: Leicester
GREAT BOWDEN ROAD
1.
5303
(East Side)
Church of St Mary in Arden
(formerly listed as
SP 78 NW 7/178 25.7.52. Chapel of St Mary in Arden)
II GV
2.
Originally the Parish Church of Market Harborough. Rebuilt circa 1693 to the designs
of Henry Dormer on the site of the earlier church. South Porch with Norman "Beaks
Head" decoration remains and C14/early C15 outer doorway. Church a simple oblong
building now roofless. Of stone rubble faced with limestone ashlar, very shallow
gables and light cornice. The stonework of the windows is plain. Porch of ironstone
with C17 limestone quoins one of which bears date 1660 and initials, possibly those
of the mason. A few feet of rubble wall east and west of the porch (only visible
in the interior) also survives from an earlier building. Monuments. Early C14
effigy of a lady, broken and defaced, remains in South Porch.
Listing NGR: SP7407887505
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