Church Of St Denys And Paget Tombs In Churchyard is a Grade II* listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1966. A Medieval Church.
Church Of St Denys And Paget Tombs In Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- ragged-portal-honey
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North West Leicestershire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1966
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SK 40 NW IBSTOCK HIGH STREW 7/27 7.11.66 Church of St Denys and Paget Family tombs in Churchyard
II*
Parish church in early decorated style - early C14. Blue-grey sandstone, ashlar to aisles, coursed, squared rubble to chancel. West tower with decorated parapet and short recessed spire with lunettes - a local type. Nave of 3 bays with clerestory and aisles. Simple traceried windows with corbel heads. Curvilinear tracery to East windows. Parapets to nave, aisles and chancel. Chancel contains 2 low-side windows, reinstated in restoration of 1897. Other restoration work included removal of internal plaster, renewal of some stonework. Interior has simple nave arcade and chancel arch, and font which may pre-date the church. Archbishop Laud was priest here between 1617 and 1625-6. Church is set back from village street down long avenue in large graveyard edging onto fields. Series of slate headstones in yard, including Paget family tombs.
Listing NGR: SK4045309562
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