Church Of St Dionysius is a Grade I listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1952. A C14 and C15 Church.

Church Of St Dionysius

WRENN ID
night-casement-russet
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Harborough
Country
England
Date first listed
25 June 1952
Type
Church
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SP 7387 MARKET HARBOROUGH CHURCH SQUARE

911/1/1 Church of St Dionysius

25-JUL-1952

GV I

Parish Church originally built as a Chapel of St Mary in Arden (qv) during the earlier part of the C13. Architectural features of present church mainly C14 and C15. The town is dominated by the early C14 grey ashlar tower with its fine crocketed brooch spire. Rest of church in coursed sandstone rubble with crenellated parapet. Buttresses. Nave and Chancel with Clerestory windows, Aisles and North and South Porches. Crocketed cross as finial at east end of both Nave and Chancel. South face of tower has large sundial. Inside, galleries of 1836 remain. Fine achievement of Royal Arms of 1660 at West end. Good C15 timber roof was restored, in same style, in 1954. Fragments of medieval wall painting discovered in 1959 at east end of North Aisle. The Church of St Dionysius is a prominent feature of many near and distant views of the town. It is also the dominant feature of several town centre groups.

Listing NGR: SP7335587285

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