Church Of St Dionysius

The Church of St Dionysius is a Grade I listed parish church located in Market Harborough. Originally built as a Chapel of St Mary in Arden during the early part of the 13th century, the church features architectural elements primarily from the 14th and 15th centuries. The town is characterized by its early 14th-century grey ashlar tower, which is topped with a fine crocketed brooch spire. The remainder of the church is constructed from coursed sandstone rubble and includes a crenellated parapet, buttresses, a nave and chancel with clerestory windows, aisles, and north and south porches. At the east end of both the nave and chancel, there are crocketed crosses as finials, and the south face of the tower features a large sundial.

Inside, the church retains galleries from 1836 and displays a fine achievement of the Royal Arms from 1660 at the west end. The good 15th-century timber roof was restored in the same style in 1954. Fragments of medieval wall painting were discovered in 1959 at the east end of the north aisle. The Church of St Dionysius is a prominent landmark in both near and distant views of the town and serves as a dominant feature in several groups within the town center.