Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II* listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1975. Church.

Church of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID: buried-ledge-moth
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: Leicester
Country: England
Date first listed: 14 March 1975
Type: Church
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SK 60 SW 718/18/228 14.3.75

LEICESTER CLARENDON PARK ROAD (South east side) CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST II*

Parish church. 1884-85 by Joseph Goddard of Goddard, Paget and Catlow. Red brick with dressings and bands of Bath stone. Steep-pitched tile roof with a slender fleche.

No tower. Very tall nave with tall plate-traceried windows. Short transept with small rose windows, low passage aisles.

INTERIOR: Very good interior of yellow brick and ashlar with segmental arcade to aisle passages, arcade above gallery at west end, timber roof. East end with low open galleries carried on trefoil arcade. This church was commissioned by Miss Sarah Barlow, and it cost £8,500. The land cost £1,000 and was paid for by public subscription.

Listing NGR: SK6022402621

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