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Church of St Martin

A Grade II* Listed Building in Desford, Leicestershire

Church of St Martin, Desford

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Parish Church, built late C13, C14; restored and extended in 1884 by Stockdale Harrison. Randomly coursed Mount Sorrel rubble, ashlar dressings, slate roofs with decorative tile ridges. The west tower has 3 stages with diagonal buttresses, chamfered string courses, embattled parapet, set back crocketed octagonal spire with 2 sets of lucarnes in the principal directions. In the tower west wall a 2 light C14 window with cusped heads to the lights in pointed moulded surround and hood mould. South aisle west window has cusped intersecting tracery. (Photo Mar 2007).

Uploaded by Andrew H Jackson
on 17 December 2012

Photo ID: 67402
Building ID: 101361378
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