Church Of St Helen

ASWARDBY CHURCH LANE TF 37 SE (north side)

3/1 Church of St. Helen 3.2.67 II

Parish church. 1747 and mid C19. Rockface ashlar with ashlar dressings and some later rebuilding in red brick. Ashlar quoins. Chamfered rusticated ashlar plinth. Pantile roof. Brick coped gables with some tumbling. Dentil eaves to the south side. Nave and chancel under the same roof. C19 wood and lead cupola to the west end with louvred base and 2 arches to each side over. West wall with brick to gable apex has a moulded ashlar doorway with pendant keystone, C18 panelled double door and overlight. Gable apex has a single oval ashlar plaque inscribed "E.H. Church Warden 1747". North wall of rock face ashlar has 2 round arched windows in flush ashlar quoin surrounds. The east wall with brick to the gable apex has a single semi-circular arched opening with moulded ashlar archivolt and keystone, arch supported on single pair of ashlar pilasters. Opening now blocked with brick. In the gable apex is a single circular pivotal glazing bar casement with 4 ashlar keyblocks. The brick south wall has 2 segmental arched glazing bar cross casements with ashlar impost and keyblocks. Interior has a panelled ceiling. ..

Listing NGR: TF3763270220