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Kettleby, St. James the Greater (K). SK 7242 2287. © Jim Rushton.
Another view, © David Regan
(2015). Another view, two of
the interior - 1,
2, and a
memorial (interior shots
taken through windows), © Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed. A
video about the restoration project. The former
Methodist Church.
Another view. Both ©
David Regan (2015).
Allexton, St. Peter. SK 8176
0040. © George
Weston. Another view, © Michael
John York.
Three interior views - 1,
2,
3, the fine Norman
arcade, the
altar, a window
detail, and the
font, all
© Chris Stafford (2014).
Grade II* listed.
Anstey, St. Mary. SK 5495 0857. © George Weston.
Link.
Grade II listed.
For other listed features in the churchyard (wall, tombs, cross) see
here. The former
Wesleyan Chapel on Bradgate
Road, dating from
1895.
SK 5477 0857. © Pamela Weston. The Methodist
Church is on Cropston Road. It was seen by
Streetview in 2021.
This was originally the Sunday School for the Primitive Methodist Chapel
which stood opposite. This
source dates the school to 1893, and the P.M. Chapel to 1872. It had
been preceded by an earlier chapel of 1839, though whether it was on the
same site isn't stated. It also says that
"By 2017 the chapel has disappeared". In fact Streetviews show that it
had gone no later than 2009. Its site now has a takeaway on it, seen by
Streetview in 2021.
What is probably the
church website wasn't working when I tried it. SK 5510 0867.
U.R.C. on Bradgate Road. My
appreciation to Peter Smith for advising me of a
magazine article (see page 3) which says that it was originally
Congregational (1879), and closed at the end of October 2021. SK 5483
0852. © Pamela Weston.
Appleby Magna, St. Michael and
All Angels. Two interior views -
1, 2, the
chancel, and the
font. All © David Regan
(2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Arnesby, St. Peter. © George
Weston. Another view © John
Bowdler. Baptist Church. SP
618 925. © George Weston.
Asfordby, All Saints.
Interior view, and a series
of photos relating to the bells -
1,
2, and old clock -
1,
2. All © John Bowdler.
Link. Grade I listed -
link. The former East End
Primitive Methodist Chapel, which was in use from 1840 until 1940.
From John Bullimore's Collection. Much altered, it was in use as a
butcher's shop in the
1970's. © John Bullimore (1974).
West End Wesleyan Chapel (opened 1884).
Opening notice. Two
interior views - 1,
2. All © John Bullimore.
An old photo (late
Victorian?) in John Bullimore's Collection.
Ashby de la Zouch.
Ashby Folville, St. Mary.
Interior view. SK 7068
1199. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson (2012). The
chancel,
one of the several fine
tombs, and the font,
all © Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Ashby Magna, St. Mary. ©
Aidan McRae Thomson. Two further views -
1,
2, both © John Bowdler.
Ashby Parva, St. Peter. © Aidan McRae
Thomson. Another view, and
an
interior view, both ©
John Bowdler.
Link.
Aston Flamville, St.
Peter. © Aidan McRae Thomson (2012).
Link. Grade II
listed -
link.
Aylestone, Leicester - see
Leicester.
Bagworth, the
site of Holy Rood. The original medieval church was demolished in 1968 because
of subsidence associated with coal mining. It was replaced by a concrete building,
but also incorporating some of the old fabric. This too has since been
demolished, and the churchyard still has some surviving walls. The photo shows
what seems to be a Norman arch encased in the later concrete. © David Regan
(2017).
Link, which has illustrations and photos of both churches.
Bardon Hill, St. Peter. © Graeme
Harvey.
Link.
Separated from the town by the A511 stands
Bardon Park Chapel. Dating from 1694,
it was originally a Presbyterian meeting house. It's now used by the U.R.C. and
Bardon Park Christian Fellowship. SK 459 119. © Richard Roberts (2018).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Barkby, St. Mary. Two
additional views -
1, 2.
SK 6367 0986. All © David Regan (2016).
Another view, a window with
unusual tracery, three of the interior - 1,
2,
3, two fine monuments -
1,
2, and the
font, all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade I listed. The 25" O.S. map of 1903 marks a
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at SK 6388 0961. This
source dates a
Wesleyan Chapel (but is it this one?) to 1822. This
2010 Streetview shows what I
think is the former chapel (or site of it). The same
source also
mentions a Primitive Methodist Chapel, built no
later than 1863, the congregation having previously met in a private house (so
far unidentified). This
source (includes photos) mentions a P.M. Chapel dated to 1886 (closing in
the 1920's), so either there were two P.M. Chapels, or one of these sources is
in error. SK 6394 0960.
Barkestone-le-Vale, St. Peter and St.
Paul. Old O.S. maps label this as St. John the Baptist. SK 7778 3494. © David
Regan (2011).
Grade II* listed.
Barlestone, St. Giles.
Another view. Both © David Regan
(2016).
Grade II listed.
Barrow-upon-Soar, Holy Trinity. From an
old postcard (franked 1902), in Steve Bulman's Collection. Note that the text on
the postcard is for Barrow-on-Soar, and that the dedication is listed as
"Trinity Church". A
modern view. SK 5764 1758. © Eirian
Evans. And another recent photo, ©
Christine Denton. Link. The
Baptist Church on Beveridge Street
dates from 1875, a replacement for an earlier chapel of 1822.
SK 5764 1740. © David Regan
(2020).
Link. The
Methodist Church on North Street was
built as Primitive Methodist in 1911. It stands on the site of its predecessor
of 1818. SK 5767 1767.
© David Regan (2020).
Link1.
Link2, which also has a photo of the 1818 building. The former
St. Alban (R.C., 1839-1989). SK 5782
1763. © David Regan (2020). A good history
here (pdf), which also advises that the local catholic community still meet
for a weekly mass at the Bishop Beveridge Club
on South Street - it can be seen
here on the Club website.
Barton-in-the-Beans, Baptist
Church. Interior view. Both ©
Rob Brettle.
Beeby, All Saints, which is now in
the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. © George Weston. Two further views
- 1,
2, both © David Regan (2016).
Grade II* listed.
Belgrave, Leicester - see
Leicester.
Belton, St. John the Baptist.
Another view. SK 4477 2082. Both © David Regan (2016).
Interior view, © Richard Roberts (2024).
Grade II* listed. A Baptist Church
stands at the junction of Gracedieu Lane and Long Street. Its date-stone says "G.B.
Chapel Erected 1813", G.B. being General Baptist.
A
2008 Streetview. SK 4456
2042. © David Regan (2020). The village also had a
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Long Street (SK 4463 2069), which can be
seen on a 2019 Streetview here.
The Belton Genuki entry
says that the Wesleyans were present in the village before 1849, but whether the
present building dates from that time is so far unknown.
Billesdon, St. John the Baptist.
© George Weston. An old engraving from
"Histories and Antiquities of the County of Leicester" by John Nichols,
published between 1795 and 1810. From George Weston's Collection.
Another view, two interiors -
1,
2, the
pulpit and the
font, all © Dennis
Harper (2015).
Another view, © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed. Baptist Chapel.
SK 721 028. © George Weston.
Birstall, St. James the Greater.
Another view and the
interior. There is a large
modern extension.
Interior view. SK 5963 0885. All
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II listed. The village had a
United Methodist Chapel at the junction of White
Horse Lane and Front Street. It pre-dates a map of 1885-7. The site is now a
small car parking area, seen by
Streetview in 2019. SK 5971 0893. The
Methodist Church stands on Wanlip Lane and The
Crossways. It was seen by
Streetview in 2016. According to this
source it was preceded on the same site by a United Methodist Chapel of the
1920's.
Link. St. Theresa (R.C.)
on Front Street, as seen by Streetview in 2016. The
history
page of the church website
dates it to 1987-8, and mentions a predecessor on Wanlip Lane of 1940-1. It
includes a photo of it, and advises that it remains in use as a nursery - seen
here on a Streetview from
2021. Birstall village hall on Birstall Road and School Lane is the meeting
place of the Independent Baptist Church. It was
seen by Streetview in 2019.
The church website
says that they have also met in Cedars Academy on Wanlip Lane - seen
here by Streetview in 2016.
Bitteswell, St. Mary.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae
Thomson.
Blaby.
Blackfordby, St. Margaret of Antioch.
© David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Blackfriars, Leicester - see
Leicester.
Blaston, St. Giles (K). © George Weston.
Two further views - 1,
2 - both © Michael John York. Michael
sells some church photographs, and has kindly allowed me to use some reduced
resolution photos on this website. His business websites are here -
1,
2,
3.
Another view, © Chris Stafford (2014). The ruins of
St. Michael. © George Weston. An
engraving of St. Michael from "Histories
and Antiquities of the County of Leicester" by John Nichols, published between
1795 and 1810. From George Weston's Collection. An "interior" view of the
doorway of St. Michael, and an information
sign, both © Michael John York.
Bottesford.
Branston, St. Guthlac. Older maps label
this as St. Cuthbert. Interior view, the
altar,
font, and the impressive
organ. This link has
an interesting history of the organ. SK 8096 2952. All © David Regan (2011). The
stone-carved pulpit,
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
A United Free Methodist Chapel is marked on the 25"
O.S. map of 1903 at the southern end of the village, at SK 8109 2922. The
Streetview van hasn't been along "The Rock", so I don't know if it survives, and
I can't find a photo or further information on the net.
Braunstone, Leicester - see
Leicester.
Braunstone Town, St. Crispin on
Turnbull Drive and Edward Avenue. The
church website dates its
opening to 1989, replacing an earlier "temporary" building which had been in use
for "about 40 years". I've had no luck finding a photo of the old church. SK
5571 0168. © Howard Richter (2023). More photos
here,
including interiors.
St. Peter, on
Woodshawe Rise. Two more views -
1,
2. SK 5553 0288. All
© Howard Richter (2023). Link.
Grade II listed.
Breedon on the Hill, the Priory Church of St.
Mary and St. Hardulph. Its
grade I listing says that this fine medieval church has some 9th century
fragments from its predecessor. SK 4056 2333. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Another view, © Bill Henderson, and the
interior, © Richard Roberts (2024).
Link. For the listed headstone
and tomb see
here. There's also a former Methodist Chapel
(originally Wesleyan) in the village, on Main Street, at SK 4039 2286. Built
before 1882, it seems to have closed in the middle of the last century, and
been converted to residential use. It was seen by
Streetview in 2021.
Brentingby, the former St. Mary, now
cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust. SK 7847 1880. © Richard Roberts
(2022). Link,
which advises that there is no access to the body of the church which has been
converted into a house. It also has a good aerial photo of the building.
Grade II listed.
Bringhurst, St. Nicholas. SP 8413
9215. © Pamela Weston. Another view,
two of the interior - 1,
2, a finely carved
Norman capital, and the
font, all © David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Brooksby, St. Michael and All Angels. ©
Jim Rushton. Another view. © George
Weston.
Broughton Astley, St. Mary the
Virgin. © John Bowdler. Another
view view and
interior view, both © Aidan
McRae Thomson (2012). Link.
Grade II* listed-
link.
Sutton in the Elms Baptist Church.
© Eirian Evans.
Bruntingthorpe, St. Mary. © Aidan
McRae Thomson. Two further views - 1,
2, both © John Bowdler.
Baptist Church. © George Weston.
Buckminster, St. John the Baptist. SK
8791 2309. © Shirley Beaumont. Thanks to Mike Berrell for confirmation of the
identification. Another view, ©
David Regan. The other building in David's photo is a mausoleum, which is also
listed, as
grade II*. Church -
grade I listed. The village also had a Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel on Back Street, at SK 8789 2278. I think the house at
the centre of this 2009
Streetview is the site of the chapel, and it seems to have the same
footprint, but it's not obvious if any fabric from the chapel survives. It was
still active in 1959, as it's labelled as a Meth. Chap. on a map of that
year. It's not so-labelled on a map of 1976.
Burbage, St. Catherine.
Link.
Wesleyan Chapel.
Congregational Chapel. All © George
Weston.
Burton Lazars, St. James. © Michael
John York.
Burton Overy, St. Andrew. © George
Weston.
Burrough on the Hill, St. Mary the
Virgin. SK 7573 1078. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A
modern view, © George Weston.
Two interior views - 1,
2, a
knights tomb, and the unusual
font,
which the
grade II* listing dates to the 13th century, all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Cadeby, All
Saints. Another view, two interiors -
1,
2, and the
font. All © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Carlton, St. Andrew.
Another view. Both © David Regan (2015).
Grade II listed.
Carlton Curlieu, St. Mary.
Another view. Both © David Regan (2016).
Grade II* listed.
Castle Donington.
Catthorpe, St. Thomas.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae
Thomson (2012). Grade II* listed -
link.
Chadwell, St. Mary. Two interiors
- 1,
2 (note deformed arch in the
latter), the altar and the
font. SK 7822 2461. All © David Regan
(2015). Two additional views - 1,
2,
both © Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Chilcote, St. Matthew.
Another view. Both © David Regan
(2017).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Church Langton, St. Peter. SP 7241
9341. © Steve
Watson.
Another view and an
interior view, both © Aidan McRae Thomson (2012).
The chancel,
piscina and sedilia, a
window, and a
tomb, all
© Chris Stafford (2014).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Clarendon Park, Leicester - see
Leicester.
Claybrook Magna, former Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel. © George Weston. Nicholas Jenkins advises that it was built in
1883, and demolished July 23, 2008.
Claybrook Parva, St. Peter.
SP 4961 8792. © George Weston. Another view,
and a photo of two doors in the
north wall of the chancel. Both © John Bowdler. Two interior views -
1,
2, the
chancel and the
font, all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Coalville.
Cold Overton, St. John the
Baptist. © George Weston.
Coleorton, St. Mary the Virgin.
Another view. SK 3908 1724.
Both © David Regan (2016). Interior
view, © Richard Roberts (2024).
Link.
Grade II* listed. St. John is
about half a mile away at Church Town.
Another view. Both © David Regan (2016).
Link. There are two Primitive Methodist Chapels,
both on Low Moor Road, and both now converted to residential use. The My
Primitive Methodists
entry says that the earlier one
(SK 4035 1760) was built in 1839, and its
larger replacement was built a short
distance away (SK 4037 1756) in 1901. It was closed in 2011. Both can be seen in
a 2019 Streetview. Both
© David Regan
(2020).
Congerstone, St. Mary the Virgin. ©
David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Copt Oak, St. Peter. © David Regan
(2016). Link.
Grade II listed.
Cosby.
Cossington, All Saints. © David Regan
(2016).
Link.
Grade II*
listed.
Coston, St. Andrew.
Another view. © Alan Blacklock (2011). Grade I listed -
link.
Cotesbach, St. Mary. © Aidan McRae
Thomson.
Croft, St. Michael and All Angels. © Aidan
McRae Thomson (2012).
Link. Grade II listed -
link.
Countesthorpe.
Cranoe,
St. Michael. SP 7615 9531. © George
Weston. Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listed.
Cropston, Evangelical Free
Church (1879) on Station Road.
Interior view. SK 5540 1091. Both © Peter Smith (2008 and 2010).
Link.
Croxton Kerrial, St. Botolph and St. John
the Baptist. SK 8353 2950. © George Weston. An
interior view, the
chancel, and the
font, all
© Chris Stafford (2014).
Link.
Grade II* listed. For listed features in the churchyard, see
here. The village also had a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel,
on Chapel Lane, at SK 8333 2936. There's definitely a building on the site, but
whether none, some, or all of it survives can't be determined from the
Streetview of 2009.
Dadlington, St.
James the Greater. © Tim Parry. This old
article, which includes an engraving, is from "The Builder" of 1843, and
makes an interesting read. © Colin Waters Collection.
Another view, two interiors -
1,
2, and the
font, all © David Regan (2016),
who advises that some of the dead from the Battle of Bosworth are buried here.
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Desford, St. Martin. © David Regan
(2016). Link.
Grade II* listed.
Diseworth, St. Michael and All Saints
at The Cross, of Saxon foundation. SK 453 245.
Link.
Grade II* listed. The former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1887) on
Hall Gate, now a private residence. SK 450 245. The former
Baptist Chapel (1872) on Lady Gate,
now in use as The Diseworth Heritage Centre. SK 453 243. All © Richard Roberts
(2014).
Donisthorpe, St. John the Evangelist.
Another view.
Link.
Grade II listed. Methodist
Church. All © David Regan (2016). Mount Zion Primitive Methodist Chapel
(1884, re-built 1898) was demolished in 2003. A photo is available
here.
Drayton, St. James (C), the smallest
church in Leicestershire. © Pamela Weston. Two interior views (taken through
windows) - 1,
2, both © Chris Stafford (2014).
Grade II listed.
Dunton Bassett, All Saints.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson (2012).
Link.
Earl Shilton, St.
Simon and St. Jude. Another view. Both
© George Weston.
Link.
Grade II* listed. Baptist Church.
© George Weston.
East Goscote, St. Hilda. © David Regan
(2016). Link.
East Langton, St. Andrew.
Congregational Church, closed before 1957. Both © George Weston.
East Norton,
All Saints. Another view, the
interior,
the
altar, and the
font. SK 7829 0045. All © David Regan (2015).
Another interior view, and the
unusual doorway into the church from
the porch, both © Chris Stafford (2014).
Link.
Grade II* listed. A former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
stands on Church Lane, at SK 7835 0037. Built in 1855, it can be seen
here on a Streetview of
2009.
Grade II listed. This source mentions an earlier Wesleyan chapel of 1830,
but I haven't been able to discover it's location, or whether it survives.
Eastwell, St. Michael and All
Angels. Three interiors - 1,
2,
3, and the
altar. SK 7750 2849. All © David Regan
(2015). Another view, © Karel Kuča
(2019). The font,
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed. Older O.S. maps show a "R.C. Chapel"
on Stanleys Lane, at SK 7744 2860. It hasn't been passed by the Streetview van,
but its
grade II listing, which dates it to 1798, includes several photos. Its
Genuki entry says
that it was built "after the one at the Hall was destroyed".
Eaton, St.
Denys. Another view, two interiors -
1,
2, the
altar and the
font. All © David Regan (2015).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Edmondthorpe, St. Michael and All
Angels, which is now cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust. SK 8581 1755.
© Alan Blacklock (2010). Three views of the interior -
1,
2,
3, the
font, and an imposing
memorial, all © David Regan.
Another view,
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Ellistown, St. Christopher, on St.
Christopher's Road. SK 4318 1082.
Link1.
Link2 (has interior photos).
Wesleyan Reform Church on Whitehill Road. SK 4299 1109.
Link. Both ©
David Regan (2020). A Primitive Methodist Chapel
once stood to the south of the village, at SK 4378 0996. Apart from the fact
that it was built before the 1903 6" O.S. map was published, I've been unable to
find out anything further about it. Where it stood can be seen
here in a
2009 Streetview.
Elmesthorpe, St. Mary.
Another view. Both © David Regan
(2016), who advises that Cromwell is supposedly responsible for the ruinous
state of the nave. Link.
Grade II listed.
Enderby, St. John the Baptist. © David
Regan (2017). Link.
Grade II* listed.
Evington, St. Denys.
Chapel. SK 628 030. Both © George Weston.
Fenny Drayton,
St. Michael and All Angels. From an old postcard in
Reg Dosell's Collection.
Another view, the
interior, two fonts -
1,
2, and two tombs of the
Purefoy family - 1,
2.
George Fox, one of the
founders of the Quakers, was baptised here. All
© David Regan (2016).
Grade II* listed.
Fleckney,
St. Nicholas. Baptist Church. Both
© George Weston.
Foston, St. Bartholomew, on Barley Lane.
The porch. Once a village church,
the village was cleared in the C17, as part of the enclosures, so it now stands
alone. Although normally closed, the church remains in use. SP 603 950. Both ©
Howard Richter (2011). This
old postcard view is from Helen Cullum's
collection, and was previously in the Unknown section. Identified by Greg
Mishevski, who also advises of the following additional information -
link.
Grade II* listed. Link2.
Foxton, St. Andrew. © George Weston.
Another view, two interior views -
1,
2, the
chancel and the
font. All © David Regan (2017).
Grade II* listed. The former
Baptist Church, now a private
residence. © George Weston.
Another view, © David Regan (2017).
Freeby, St. Mary, undergoing some serious building works. Chris says that on
a previous visit it was in a terrible state.
Another view, the
interior and
font. SK 8038 2012. All © Chris Stafford
(2015). The exterior works had been completed by 2022, allowing an
unencumbered
view, but the interior works were still on-going -
view through a window. Both ©
Richard Roberts (2022).
Link, which explains that services were being held in the nearby U.R.C.
Grade I listed. The former U.R.C.
It pre-dates the earliest available map of 1885, when it was presumably
Congregational. At the time of Richard's visit, the building was being offered
for sale, allowing an interior view.
SK 8049 2014. Both © Richard Roberts (2022).
Frisby on the Wreake, St. Thomas of
Canterbury. © Aidan McRae Thomson (2012).
Link.
Frolesworth, St. Nicholas. © George
Weston. Another view view and
interior view, both © Aidan McRae
Thomson (2012).
Link. Grade II* listed -
link.
Gaddesby, St.
Luke, and its interior. SK 6898
1305. Both © Aidan
McRae Thomson (2012). Three additional interiors -
1,
2,
3, the
altar, and three of the tombs and
monuments - 1,
2,
3, all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade I listed. Old maps shows a Chapel at SK
6868 1308, on Chapel Lane. It was Wesleyan, and is dated here "by 1837". It was
still active in 1940, but it's closure date is so far obscure. Streetview
provides a 2011 view of
"Chapel House" built on the site. Garthorpe,
St. Mary (K). Two further views - 1,
2. SK 8316 2093. All © Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Gaulby, St. Peter. © George Weston.
Another view, the
interior and
font, all © David Regan (2016).
Grade II* listed.
Gilmorton, All Saints.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson (2012). Grade II* listed -
link.
Glooston, St. John the Baptist (C).
Another view. Both © Chris Stafford (2014).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Goadby, St. John the Baptist (formerly St.
Denys). SP 7502 9889. © George Weston.
Another view, the porch and its
plank door, two views of the interior -
1,
2, and a
window, all
© Chris Stafford (2014).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listed.
Goadby Marwood, St. Denys. The
altar. SK 7793 2638. Both © David Regan
(2015). Four interior views - 1,
2,
3,
4, and the
font, all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade I listed. A tomb slab in the churchyard is listed separately at
grade II. The former Methodist Church on Towns
Lane hasn't been seen by Streetview, but a photo is available
here. I haven't been
able to find any additional information about it. SK 7814 2651.
Great Bowden, St. Peter & St. Paul.
© George Weston. Another view.
© Dennis Harper (2011). Grade II listed -
link. The former Congregational
Chapel (closed). © George Weston.
Great Dalby, St. Swithun. SK 7421 1443. © George
Weston. Another view, and
interior view, both © Aidan McRae
Thomson (2012).
Two further views - 1,
2, and four more of the interior -
1,
2,
3,
4, the last one showing the font,
all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
The Methodist Church was built as Wesleyan
in 1846.
SK 7427 1426. © George Weston. Another view and
the interior, both © Aidan
McRae Thomson (2012).
Great Easton, St. Andrew.
SP 8489 9318.
© Pamela Weston.
Another view, two of the interior -
1,
2, the rather battered figure of a
knight, and the
font, all © David Regan (2019).
An unusual column capital, with
carved heads, the pulpit, and a
window, all
© Chris Stafford (2014).
Link.
Grade II* listed. A tomb in the churchyard is listed separately as
grade II. Old maps show a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
on High Street at SK 8492 9299. Whether any of it survives is uncertain, but
it's date-stone can be seen in the gable-end
here, in a Streetview from
2009. It's dated
here to 1857. The village also had an Independent
Chapel, on Caldecott Road. Long-demolished, its tiny graveyard survives,
as seen in a Streetview from
2009. The chapel stood immediately to its right, SK 8508 9285. It's dated
here to 1798, with a re-build in 1830, and demolished "by 1900".
Great Glen, St. Cuthbert. © George
Weston. Another view,
© David Regan (2017).
Grade II* listed. Methodist Church.
SP 657 979. © George Weston.
Great Stretton, St. Giles,
the only remnant of a deserted medieval village.
© George Weston.
Another view, © David Regan (2017). A
useful pdf booklet,
with numerous photos.
Grade II* listed.
Griffydam, Wesleyan Reform
Chapel (aka The Chapel in the Valley) has a
date-stone for 1858.
SK 4123 1909.
Link1.
Link2. The
Methodist Chapel was built as
Wesleyan in 1778 (date-stone),
and is one of the oldest surviving Wesleyan Chapels in the country.
Link - see also
here. All © David
Regan (2020).
Grimston, St. John the Baptist.
Grade II* listed. The former Wesleyan
Methodist Church. Both © David
Regan (2015).
Groby, St. Philip and St. James.
Another view. Both © David Regan (2017).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Gumley, St. Helen. © George Weston.
Another view, © David Regan (2017).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Hallaton, St.
Michael & All Angels. © George Weston.
Another view, and five
interiors - 1,
2,
3,
4,
5, and the
font, all © Dennis Harper
(2015).
Grade I listed. Congregational Church.
SP 788 966. © George Weston.
Grade II listed.
Harby, St. Mary the Virgin.
SK 7473 3129.
© Julie Brutnell.
Two further views - 1,
2, and an interior view, all ©
David Regan (2011). Two more interior views -
1,
2, and the
font, all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link (find and use the site map).
Grade II* listed. Valley Christian
Fellowship was originally a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in 1847 (date-stone).
SK 7443 3102.
© David Regan
(2020). Link.
Grade II listed.
Harston, St. Michael and All Angels. The
chancel and
font. SK 8384 3178. All © David Regan (2013).
Another view,
two more of the interior -
1,
2, and an
Anglo-Saxon fragment, all © Chris
Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Hathern, St. Peter and St. Paul.
Another view. SK 5028 2242. Both © Mick Foreman.
Interior view, © Richard Roberts (2024).
Link.
Grade II* listed. Baptist Church on The Leys.
It has a date-stone
which says General Baptist Chapel Re-built 1880; this
source (at the bottom of the page) suggests that its earlier incarnation
dates back at least as far back as 1842. SK 5042 2195. © David Regan (2020).
Link. The former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Dovecote
Street now serves as the village hall.
It has a date-stone for 1864.
The My Wesleyan Methodists
entry says that there was at least one older chapel dating from 1791. SK
5031 2226. © David Regan (2020). There's a small chapel marked on the 6" O.S.
map of 1901, just north of the parish church on Green Hill, at SK 5025 2246. It
can be seen on a 2016 Streetview.
This
source (click on the photo) identifies it as a United
Methodist Chapel of 1847; from 1908 it was St. Aloysius (R.C.), and is
now in residential use.
Heather, St. John the Baptist.
Interior view. Founded in the early 13th century by the Knights Hospitaller,
parts of the preceptory are thought to underlie the adjacent manor house. Both
© Simon Nickerson.
Link.
Hemington, ruined parish church. The
C13 tower collapsed as recently as 1986 - a pre-collapse photo is available
here. SK
457 278. © George Weston. Three additional views -
1, 2,
3, all © Dennis Harper (2014).
Grade II listed. Former Nunnery
on Church Lane, now in residential use. SK 457 278. © Mike Berrell (2011).
Link.
Higham on the Hill, St. Peter.
Another view - note the arch in the tower wall, which may imply that it was
intended that the tower should be a crossing tower. Both
© David Regan (2016).
Grade II* listed.
Highfields, Leicester - see
Leicester.
Hinckley.
Hoby, All Saints.
Interior view. Both © Jim Rushton.
Another view view and
interior view, both © Aidan McRae
Thomson (2012). An old postcard view,
from
Reg Dosell's Collection. Grade II* listed -
link.
Holwell, St. Leonard.
Another view.
Grade II* listed. The former
Methodist Chapel. All © David Regan (2015).
Horninghold,
St. Peter. © George Weston. Another view,
two interior views - 1,
2, the
font, and an attractive
door, all © Dennis Harper
(2011). Link. Grade II*
listed -
link.
Hose, St. Michael & All Angels.
Another view. SK 7362 2927. Both © David Regan (2011).
Another view, two of the interior -
1,
2, and the font, all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The Baptist Chapel
on Chapel Lane has a date-stone for
1818. SK 7382 2960. Both
© David Regan
(2020). Link. The
6" O.S. map of 1904 marks a Chapel on Church Close at SK 7369 2933. A map of
1884 marks it as Primitive Methodist. It may be the
building here on a 2009
Streetview - it certainly occupies the same patch of land, has the same
footprint, and looks old enough.
Hoton, the former St. Leonard, now a
private residence. © David Regan (2012). A comprehensive history
here, with some old photos.
Grade II listed -
link.
Houghton on the Hill, St. Catharine.
© George Weston. Another view, © David
Regan (2017).
Grade II* listed. Methodist Church.
© George Weston.
Hugglescote, St. John the Baptist
(1878) on Grange Road. SK 4272 1276. ©
Graeme Harvey.
Grade II* listed. The former
Primitive Methodist Chapel on Station Street. It has a date-stone for 1875.
SK 4245 1233. ©
David Regan (2020).
Link. The former Methodist Church was built as
Wesleyan. The village Wikipedia
entry provides dates for
the two adjacent chapels, of 1831 for the smaller chapel at left, and 1891 for
its larger neighbour. Both can be seen in Streetviews as they were when the
church was still active - in 2016
here, and after closure and
in use as offices, here, in
2019. The 25" O.S. map of 1929 shows a Baptist Church
on Dennis Street at SK 4261 1262. Still standing (though scaffolded) in 2009, as
seen here in a Streetview,
it had been demolished and replaced by housing by the time of the next
Streetview van visit in 2011.
The 1929 25" map shows a Mission Room on Fairfield
Road. Because of some uncertainty about which building is being indicated, it's
not possible to give an exact grid reference - so circa SK 425 131, and today
the site is perhaps under the road or the adjacent pavements as seen
here on a 2017 Streetview. One last site is worth
mentioning. The 25" map indicates St. James's Church (site
of) off Dennis Street at SK 4272 1260. Assuming the map is accurate, the
church stood among the trees to the left of the path in this
2011 Streetview. Its Genuki
entry
dates it to 1776, the village Wikipedia
entry says that
it was preceded by a Chapel of Ease on Dennis Street, so perhaps on the same
site.
Humberstone,
Leicester.
Huncote.
Hungarton, St. John the Baptist. From
an old postcard in
Reg Dosell's Collection. A
modern view,
© David Regan (2017).
Grade II* listed.
Hathern, St. Peter and St. Paul.
Another view. Both © Mick Foreman.
Husbands Bosworth.
Ibstock, St.
Denys.
A
tomb in the churchyard to members of
the Paget family. SK 4046 0956. Both © David Regan (2016 and 2020).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
The Baptist Church on Chapel Lane has
a date-stone for 1836 or 1856, visible in a 2016 Streetview
here. SK 4083 1040.
© David Regan (2020).
Link. The
Methodist Church stands on Melbourne
Road at SK 4047 0994. The 1903 25" O.S. map marks it as Wesleyan. © David Regan
(2020). Link. A former
Primitive Methodist
Chapel stands on Curzon Street. Its My Primitive Methodist
entry dates it to 1867. Its date of closure and subsequent conversion
to secular use is not so far known. SK 4100 1042. © David Regan (2020). A
Wesleyan Reform Chapel stands on
Melbourne Road at SK 4058 1033. It has a date-stone for 1911. © David Regan
(2020).
Link. The 1904 6" map shows a Chapel on what
the 25" map labels as Reform Road, which ran between High Street and
Melbourne Road. The road itself is (today) just a narrow path - the Chapel stood
on the right-hand side somewhere behind the red brick building, seen in a 2011
Streetview here. SK 4055
0994. Lastly, the
cemetery on Curzon Street has a Mortuary Chapel at
SK 4121 1058. It can be seen on a Streetview
here.
Illston on the Hill, St. Michael & All
Angels. © Pamela Weston.
Isley Walton, All Saints, on a
private road off the A453. A C13 foundation. SK 424 250. © Richard Roberts
(2014).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Kegworth, St.
Andrew. SK 4875 2672. © Michael Bourne.
Another view,
© David Regan (2020).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The former Free Methodist
Chapel (1864 - date-stone,
extended 1883 - date-stone) on
Derby Road, now in residential use. Named as "Chapel" on 1969-70 and 1982 maps,
Howard suspects it may not have been Methodist latterly, as there is a Methodist Church
(originally Wesleyan) in the village. Can you advise? Closure date is also
unknown, though evidently post-1983.
Another view. SK 486 269. All © Howard Richter (2014).
Methodist Church on High Street.
This was built as Wesleyan in
1875. SK 4850 2674. © David Regan (2020).
Link1.
Link2. The Baptist Church stands
back from High Street at SK 4861 2677. © David Regan (2020).
Link.
Keyham, All Saints. © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II*listed.
Kibworth Harcourt, Congregational
Chapel (closed 1997). SP 679 948. © George Weston.
Kibworth Beauchamp.
Kilby, St. Mary Magdalene. © George Weston.
This interior old postcard view is from
Helen Cullum's collection, and was identified by Greg Mishevski. He also
provides this
link, which has a number of interior views.
Grade II listed. U.R.C. (properly
the Kilby Langham Memorial United Reformed Church). © George Weston.
Kimcote, All Saints.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson (2012).
Link. Grade II* listed -
link.
King's Norton, St. John the Baptist.
© George Weston. Another view, ©
David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Kirby Bellars, St. Peter. © Graeme
Harvey.
Kirby Muxloe, St. Bartholomew. ©
Mick Foreman.
Link. Free Church
(Baptist Union, 1952). It replaced (on the same site) an 1897 church destroyed
by bombing in WWII. SK 518 043. © Howard Richter (2015).
Link (history page
here).
Kirkby Mallory, All Saints.
Another view. The
memorial to
Ada Lovelace, daughter
of Lord Byron, mathematician. Her body lies at
St. Mary Magdalene, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. SK 4540 0035.
All © David Regan
(2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed
(church),
Grade II listed (the memorial).
Knaptoft, the ruins of the church.
George tells me that services are still held here monthly during the summer. A
plaque giving a brief history. Both
© George Weston.
Knipton, All Saints. SK 8242 3110. From an old
postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. Previously in the "Unknown" section, many
thanks to Aidan Thomson for identifying this church. Two modern views -
1, 2. both © David Regan (2013).
Another view, the
interior, two medieval fragments -
1,
2, and the
font, all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Grade II* listed (has numerous photos). A former
Baptist Chapel stands on Main Street at SK 8255 3121. It pre-dates a map
of 1884-9, where it's labelled as Baptist Chapel (General), and it seems to have
been active into the 1970's at least.
Knossington, St. Peter.
Another view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson (2012). Grade II* listed -
link.
Laughton, St.
Luke. © George Weston.
Launde, Launde Abbey, which stands on the
site of Launde Priory. Attached to the house is a chapel (photos
here and
here) which survives from the
priory.
SK 7975 0437. © David
Regan. Video tour.
Grade II* listed.
Leicester.
Leicester Forest East, St.
Andrew (LEP Anglican and Methodist), on Rutland Close, as seen by Streetview in
2021. Its
ACNY entry dates it to 1966, and the history page advises that it was
successor to a wooden building of 1948 (not so far located).
SK 5310 0335.
Methodist link. The Methodist Church of 1931 on
Hinckley Road was sold soon after the formation of the LEP in 1977. It, or its
replacement on the same site, is now
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's
Witnesses (2022 Streetview).
SK 5353 0335.
Beacon Life Church (2022 Streetview) on Charnwood Drive. A place of worship
is indicated here on a map of 1952, though its allegiances are so far not known.
SK 5338 0339. Link.
Leire, St. Peter (medieval tower, the rest
of the building 1868). Interior view.
SP 526 900. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson (2012).
Link. Grade II* listed -
link.
Little Dalby, St. James.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson (2012). Grade II* listed -
link.
Little Stretton, St. John the Baptist.
© George Weston.
Lockington, St. Nicholas, on Church
Street. SK 465 273. © George Weston.
Another view. © Mike Berrell (2011). Three additional views -
1,
2,
3, all © Dennis Harper (2014).
Grade I listed.
Loddington, St. Michael. The
interior and
font. All © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Long Clawson, St. Remigius.
Another view. SK 7221 2718. Both © Dave Westrap.
Interior view, © Jim Rushton. Two
more interiors - 1,
2, and the
font, all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The
Baptist Church (1845) on Church
Lane. SK 7255 2739. The former Primitive
Methodist Chapel on Church Lane is now in
residential use. This
source provides dates of 1868-1950's. SK 7227 2729. The
Methodist Church on
Church Lane was originally Wesleyan. SK 7244
2739. Link. All
© David Regan (2020).
Long Whatton, All Saints.
Another view. SK 4823 2331. Both © David Regan (2012).
The west end and lych-gate,
© Peter Smith (2019).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The Methodist
Church. SK
4801 2340. © David Regan (2020). A
closer view, © Peter Smith (2022) who advises that the church was closed in
2020, and is now for sale - photos, including of the interior, can be seen
here. The predecessor of the present Methodist Church
stood on the same
site, but further back from the road. A photo of it can be seen on the church
website,
here.
It stood at SK 4798 2338, and the 25" O.S. map of 1903 tells us that it was
originally Wesleyan.
Link.
A former Baptist Chapel (1793-2016) stands off Main
Street at SK 4759 2357. It can be seen in the background on a 2016 Streetview
here. More photos and a good
history here.
Loughborough.
Lowesby, All Saints.
Another view. Both © David Regan (2016).
Grade II* listed.
Lubenham, All Saints. © George Weston.
Another view, and an
interior view, both © Aidan McRae
Thomson. Grade I listed -
link. The former
Baptist Church, now business
premises. © George Weston.
Lutterworth.
Market Bosworth,
St. Peter, on Church Lane. From an old postcard (franked 1934) in Steve Bulman's
Collection. A modern view, © Rob Brettle,
and another © Alan Blacklock.
Interior view, © Alan Blacklock.
Market Bosworth Free Church on Barton
Lane. © Rob Brettle.
Link.
Market Harborough.
Markfield, St. Michael and All Saints -
not the easiest of churches to photograph. SK 5870 1004. © Mick Foreman.
Another view,
© David Regan (2020).
Link includes some
interior photos.
Grade II* listed. The churchyard gates are also listed as
grade II. The Congregational
Church was originally Bourne Chapel (Primitive Methodist), built in 1842. It
became Congregational in 1963. This
link has an
interior photo. SK 4892 1017. © David Regan (2020). An older Congregational
Chapel survives, which dates from 1852, and now serves as the current
Congregational Church Hall. SK
4891 1011. © David Regan (2020).
Trinity
Methodist Church was originally Wesleyan, and dates from 1894.
Its predecessor of 1811
survives on Holywell Lane, in use today as a garage - it can be seen in the
background on a 2009 Streetview
here, but a better view can be found on Geograph
here. SK 4876 1010. ©
David Regan (2020).
Link. The Mortuary Chapel of the cemetery on
Leicester Road can be seen
here on a 2019 Streetview. SK 4934 1024. The
cemetery
website advises that it was opened in 1888. This
link
has information on Markfield Church, and its chapels.
Measham, St. Laurence.
Another view, two interiors -
1,
2, and the
font. SK 3352 1222. All © David Regan (2016).
Grade II* listed. The Baptist Church
stands back from Chapel Street (which at the time of the 1904 6" O.S. map was
Finchs Lane) at SK 3330 1223.
© David Regan (2020).
Link.
The
grade
II listing includes an interior photo. The railings have also been granted
grade II listing. The former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1854, replacing an earlier chapel) now serves as
a Community Centre. SK 3346 1217.
© David Regan (2020). The 6"
map marks an R.C. Chapel on Bosworth Road at
SK 3373 1207. It stood beneath the modern housing seen here in a
2012 Streetview, and is
commemorated in the adjacent side road St. Charles Croft. The present
Catholic Church is St. Charles Borromeo. The
Diocesan Website has a pin marking the church as being on Pickerings Avenue,
off Bosworth Road. The latest (2012) Streeview doesn't go down Pickerings
Avenue, but looking down it from Bosworth Road doesn't reveal any candidates.
The map on the church's own website
has a pin for a church hall and primary school, but not for the church itself.
So was it built on Pickerings Avenue after
2012? The My Primitive Methodists website has an
entry for Meesham (Measham) P.M. Chapel on
Leicester Road, now demolished. It dates it to 1860, and says it was still
active in 1961. The 1904 6" map locates it at SK 3362 1230. Housing was built on
the site, which can be seen here
on a 2010 Streetview. The same 6" map also notices another
Meth. Chap. on Navigation Street. In this
2010 Streetview, the chapel
stood on what are now the nearest few parking bays at the left, perhaps
extending across the wall into the adjoining small garage. Could this have been
the predecessor of the Wesleyan Chapel, as mentioned above?
Medbourne, St. Giles. SP 7996 9307.
© George Weston.
Another view, two interiors -
1,
2, the
chancel, the
triple sedilia, the
font, and an unusual feature, the
clock's pendulum, all © David Regan
(2019). Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listed. The former
Methodist Church, built as Wesleyan in 1849, is now in residential use. ©
David Regan (2019).
Melton Mowbray.
Misterton, St. Leonard. © Aidan McRae
Thomson. Another view,
interior view, and the
font, all © Dennis Harper (2011). Grade II* listed -
link.
Mountsorrel.
Mowsley, St. Nicholas.
Methodist Church. Both © George Weston.
Muston, St. John the Baptist. © David
Regan (2011). Link.
Grade II* listed -
link.
Nailstone,
All Saints. The interior,
chancel, and two fonts -
1,
2. All © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Nanpantan, St. Mary in Charnwood. It
was originally built as a mission in 1888, and it received its dedication in
1957. © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Narborough, All Saints (C). The
tower. SP 541 975.
Link. Narborough Congregational
Church. SP 540 974.
Link. All © Howard Richter (2010).
St. Pius (R.C., first Mass in December 1957). SP 543 977. © Howard Richter
(2011). Link.
Nether Broughton, St. Mary the
Virgin. SK 6958 2621. © Ann Schmidt.
Another view, © Jim Rushton.
Grade II* listed. The former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1839, refurbished 1889) now serves as the village
hall. SK 6940
2571. © David Regan (2020).
Nevill Holt, St. Mary. SP 8164 9369. ©
David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade I listed.
New Parks,
Leicester - see the Leicester page.
New Swannington, the Wesleyan Reform Church
(1906) on Church Lane. SK 4256 1595. © Mike Berrell (2011).
Link.
Newbold Verdon, St. James.
Another view. Both © David Regan
(2016).
Grade II listed, from which we learn that it has fabric of the 12th, 13th
and 15th century, an 1899 re-build, and a heightened tower with new spire of
1960.
Newton Burgoland, Congregational
Church. © Clive Berriman.
Newton Harcourt, St. Luke. © George
Weston.
Newtown Linford, All Saints.
© Pamela Weston.
Link. Bradgate House Chapel
stands in the grounds of Bradgate House (ruinous), which was the home of Lady
Jane Grey. © George Weston.
Normanton le Heath, the C13 Holy
Trinity on Main Street. SK 377 127.
Link.
Grade II* listed. The former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on School
Lane has been much modified, and is now in residential use. It dates to before
1883. SK 379 130. Both © Richard Roberts (2014).
North Kilworth, St. Andrew. © George
Weston. Interior view. © Aidan
McRae Thomson.
Norton Juxta-Twycross, Holy Trinity.
Another view. Both © David Regan (2016).
Grade II* listed.
Oadby, St. Peter
on Wigston Road, mainly of the 14th century, but with an extensive late
Victorian restoration. SK 623 003. © George Weston.
Another view, and the
interior, both
© Richard Roberts
(2018).
Grade II* listed. Baptist Church.
© George Weston.
Link.
Oakthorpe, the Methodist Church on
Chapel Street. SK 3213 1289.
© David Regan (2020).
Link. The 1904 6" O.S.
map also shows two other Methodist Chapels, and a Mission Hall. The
Mission Hall stood on Canal Street at SK 3227 1318.
The site (now the garden heading along Canal Street from the road junction) can
be seen here in a 2010
Streetview. There was a Primitive Methodist Chapel
on School Street at SK 3244 1300. Even the road it stood on has gone, but in
this 2010 Streetview it will
have stood in the back gardens of the houses. A Wesleyan
Reform Chapel is marked at SK 3214 1297, on Silver Street. The housing
which now stands on the site can be seen
here in a 2016 Streetview.
Old Dalby, St. John the Baptist.
Another view. Both © Jim Rushton.
Link.
The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
of 1902, which was closed in 2011.
SK 6739 2380. © David Regan
(2020). Link. Its My
Wesleyan Methodists
entry mentions a predecessor of 1805, which stood at SK 6713 2377. Now
demolished, it stood somewhere amongst the trees in the background of this
2009 Streetview.
Orton on the Hill, St. Edith.
Another view,
interior view, the
chancel, the
pulpit, and the two fonts -
1,
2. All © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Osgathorpe, St. Mary. © David Regan
(2016).
Grade II* listed.
Owston, St. Andrew. © David Regan (2016).
Grade I listed.
Packington,
Holy Rood. Another view,
interior view, and the
font.
Grade II* listed. The former
Methodist Church, now in residential use. All © David Regan (2016).
Peatling Magna, All Saints. ©
David Regan (2017).
Grade I listed.
Peatling Parva, St. Andrew. Two
further views - 1,
2, two interiors -
1,
2, the
chancel and
font. All © David Regan
(2017).
Grade I listed.
Peckleton, St. Mary Magdalene, © David
Regan (2016).
Link1. Link2.
Grade I listing, which curiously has it as St. Martin,
"Formerly listed as Church of St. Mary Magdalene".
Pickwell, All Saints.
Interior view. Both © Jim Rushton.
Another view, and an
interior view, both © Aidan McRae
Thomson.
Plungar, St. Helen.
SK 7693 3404. © David Regan (2011).
Grade II* listed. The former Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel of 1874 (date-stone)
on Church Lane at SK 7683 3405. This
source says that
there was an earlier Wesleyan Chapel, of "before 1800". The implication of
"rebuilt" suggests that it was on the same site.
© David Regan (2020).
Prestwold, St. Andrew. The village was
cleared in the C18, the church now stands in the grounds of Prestwold Hall.
Another view. Both © David Regan
(2016). Link.
Grade II* listed.
Queniborough, St. Mary, said to
have the tallest spire in the county. SK 6508 1206.
© David Regan (2016).
Another view, two of the
interior - 1,
2, and a
window, all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade I listed. The former
Methodist Church on
Main Street, as seen by Streetview in 2021. Older maps label it as
Primitive Methodist. This
source dates its closure to no later than 2012.
Quorn, Church of St. Bartholomew and
Farnham Chapel on Church Lane. Previously in the Unknown section,
Richard Marriott was seeking help with the identification of a church on
an old photo. Thought to possibly be in the Midlands, Greg Mishevski
identified it. A modern view,
© David Regan (2016).
The church
website calls
it Saint Bartholomew's United Church, and is now the meeting place for
the local Methodist congregation. SK 5612 1659.
Grade I listed.
Baptist Church on Meeting Street.
SK 5579 1622. © David
Regan (2020).
Link,
with a comprehensive history
here).
Grade II listed. The 1903 25" O.S. map shows a Chapel on High
Street, fairly close to the church. Another map of 1919 marks it as "W.M.
Chapel", so Wesleyan. According to this
pdf document,
which has a photo, it was built circa 1819, and has been demolished. It
stood at SK 5610 1650. It was succeeded by a new chapel in 1907, close
to its predecessor, and it can be seen on a 2018 Streetview
here. It has since
been converted into flats, and the local Methodists now meet in St.
Bartholomew. The same pdf document also identifies another chapel on
Meeting Street, which shows on the 1904 6" map at SK 5589 1630. It was a
Primitive Methodist Chapel, of 1820-1923,
and is now in residential use. Its 2017 Streetview can be seen
here (the blue
house). Again, referring to the pdf document, two
Wesleyan Reform Chapels are mentioned, the first was a house on
Meeting Street (precise location not known), which was used from
1850-1855. Its successor of 1855 stands on School Lane, and
can be seen on a 2017 Streetview
here. It later
became a United Methodist Free Church.
Ragdale,
All Saints.
Another view, two interiors - 1,
2, and the
font. All © David Regan (2016).
Grade II* listed.
Ratby, St. Philip and St. James on Church
Lane.
Another view.
SK 5131 0597. Both © David Regan (2017). The
interior (note the lean of the outside
wall),
© Richard Roberts
(2024).
Link.
Grade II* listed. Methodist Church
on Station Road and Chapel Lane.
SK 5127 0570. ©
David Regan (2017).
Link.
Older maps show a Primitive Methodist Chapel just
yards north of the present church, on Chapel Lane. It survives, converted, and
was seen by Streetview
in 2023. This
source says it was used as a Sunday School after the present church was
built, at some point between 1901 and 1914. SK 5128 0572.
Ratcliffe Culey, All Saints. ©
David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Ratcliffe on the Wreake, St.
Botolph.
© David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed. Ratcliffe
College Chapel. Another view.
Both © Graeme Harvey. Another view,
and the interior, both
© Mike Forbester.
Link.
Ravenstone, St. Michael and All
Angels. © Christine Denton. An old
postcard view, from Christine Denton's Collection.
Link1. Link2.
The Chapel and Chaplain's House
in the grounds of Ravenstone Almshouses (founded 1711) on Hospital Lane. SK 401
138. © Richard Roberts (2014).
Link.
Rearsby, St. Michael.
SK 651 146. © Jane Marriott.
Grade II* listed - the listing includes numerous external and internal
photos.
Redmile, St. Peter. An
old postcard of the church (ca. 1920.) SK 7971 3553. Both © Linda Brockway.
Another view, © David Regan (2011).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The former
Primitive Methodist Chapel of 1869 on
Belvoir Road. It seems
to have still in active in 1974 (as Methodist). SK 7982 3541. © David Regan
(2020).
Rolleston, St. John the Baptist.
© George Weston.
Rotherby, All Saints.
Another view. Both © Jim Rushton.
Another view, and an
interior view, both © Aidan McRae
Thomson.
Link. Grade I listed -
link.
Rothley, St. Mary the Virgin and St. John
the Baptist. Another view, and the
Saxon Cross in the churchyard. All ©
David Regan (2017).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Saddington, St. Helen (C). © George Weston.
Another view,
© David Regan
(2017).
Grade II* listed.
Baptist Church. SP 659 920. © George Weston.
Saltby, St. Peter and its
interior. SK 8513 2655. Both © Shirley Beaumont.
Another view, © Alan Blacklock (2011). An
old engraving on display in the church
shows the building, presumably before the 1885 restoration; another
interior view, the
altar, and the
font, all ©
Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The Methodist Church
on Main Street, as seen by Streetview in 2011. The
interior, © Shirley Beaumont. SK
8498 2630. Link -
which dates it to 1830.
Sapcote, All Saints, and its
interior. SP 4887 9320. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Link.
Grade II listed. The Methodist
Church on Leicester Road. Older maps label it as Wesleyan, and its
grade II listing dates it to 1902-5. However, this
source says 1896, with a predecessor of 1805. SP 4910 9338. © Richard
Roberts (2024). Link.
Saxby, the former St. Peter.
Another view. ©
David Regan (2015). This link
confirms that it has been sold.
Grade II* listed.
Saxlebye, St. Peter.
Another view.
© David Regan (2015).
Grade II* listed.
Scalford, St. Egelwin - a unique
dedication in England. Another view,
three interiors - 1,
2,
3, and the
font.
SK 7629 2412. All © David Regan (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed. Several churchyard monuments have their own listing -
these can be seen
here. The former Primitive
Methodist Chapel (1870) on King Street, at SK 7622 2426. Its My Primitive
Methodists
entry advises of an earlier chapel of 1835, but doesn't specify where this
was. © David Regan (2020). Old maps also show a Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel on New Street at SK 7626 2398. This was the village
Methodist Church until its closure in 2019 (news
story). It can be seen on a 2009 Streetview
here.
Scraptoft with Netherhall, All Saints.
© George Weston.
Seagrave, All Saints.
Two further views - 1,
2. SK 6199 1759. All © David Regan
(2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The former
Primitive Methodist Chapel of 1845, which closed in the 1970's, has been
converted to residential use. SK 6165 1775.
© David Regan (2020).
Link.
Shackerstone,
St. Peter. © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Shangton, St. Nicholas. © George Weston.
Sharnford, St. Helen. © George Weston.
Link.
Shawell, All Saints. © Aidan McRae
Thomson. Grade II* listed -
link.
Shearsby, St. Mary Magdalene. © George
Weston. Another view,
© David Regan
(2017). Link.
Grade II* listed.
Sheepy Magna, All Saints. © Rob Brettle.
Link.
Shenton, St. John the Evangelist.
Another view, the
interior,
monument,
altar and
font. David advises that Henry Tudor
(the soon to be Henry VII) spent the night before the Battle of Bosworth at
Shenton. All
© David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Shepshed.
Sibson, St. Botolph.
Another view.
Both © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade
II* listed.
Sileby, St. Mary. SK 6006 1518. © Graeme
Harvey.
Link. The former Wesleyan Methodist
Chapel of 1884. It replaced an earlier chapel nearby of 1790. Closed in
1969, the congregation joined with the local Methodists in the one-time
Primitive Methodist Chapel, and the Wesleyan Chapel became a community Centre
and sports hall. Two additional views - 1,
2. SP 602 151. All
© Howard Richter (2016). Previously in the "Unknown"
section, David Jones wanted to identify a
Primitive Methodist Chapel. Above the door is a date, perhaps 1856. Jay
Priest has now solved it - it's Sileby P.M. Chapel. Its Wikipedia
entry,
which dates it to 1866-7, also advises that it had two predecessors. It stands
on King Street, at SK 6034 1540, and serves as the current Methodist Church. A
modern view,
© David Regan (2020).
Link.
Skeffington, St. Thomas a Becket.
© George Weston. An old engraving
from "Histories and Antiquities of the County of Leicester" by John Nichols,
published between 1795 and 1810. From George Weston's Collection.
Slawston, All Saints (C). © George
Weston. Another view, and two
remarkably crude label stops - 1,
2. All © Chris Stafford (2014).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Smeeton Westerby, Christ Church. © George
Weston.
Snarestone, St. Bartholomew (1752).
Another view.
Both © David Regan
(2017).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Somerby, All Saints. © George Weston.
Another view, and an interior view,
both © Aidan McRae Thomson. Grade I listed -
link.
Methodist Church. © George Weston.
The
Old Methodist Church. © George
Weston.
South Croxton, St. John the Baptist.
© George Weston.
South Fields, Leicester - see
Leicester.
South Kilworth, St. Nicholas.
Interior view. SP 6044 8189. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Link.
Grade II* listed. The former
Independent Chapel on Welford Road, so labelled on a map of 1900. It's
probably the same as the Congregational Chapel mentioned
here, where
it's dated to circa 1880. SP 6052 8184. © Peter Smith (2024).
South Wigston, Leicester.
Spinney Hills, Leicester - see
Leicester.
Sproxton, St. Bartholomew. SK 8566 2491.
© Alan Blacklock (2011). Two more views - 1,
2, the
interior and
chancel, the
pulpit and the
font, all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed. O.S. maps show a Chapel on Coston Road at SK 8555 2429. It
was Wesleyan Methodist, and its
site (a small garden) was seen by Streetview in 2009. It's better seen
here, where it says that
it was dismantled in 1995 and shipped to a university in the U.S. to serve as
its chapel - see
here,
where there is a photo.
Stanton under Bardon, St. Mary and All
Saints. © Graeme Harvey.
Stapleford, St. Mary Magdalene, now in
the care of the Church Conservation Trust.
Another view, two interiors -
1,
2, and two handsome monuments -
1,
2. All © David Regan (2015).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Stapleton, St. Martin (C).
© David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Stathern, St. Guthlac.
Another view. SK 7728 3094. Both ©
David Regan (2011). The interior,
the pulpit and the
font, all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The former Methodist Church
on Chapel Lane. Old maps label it as Wesleyan. It hasn't been seen by
Streetview, but a photo of it can be seen
here. SK 7702 3113.
Staunton Harold, Chapel of the Holy
Trinity (1653). Two further views - 1,
2,
interior view, and the
font. All © David Regan (2016). The
spectacular entrance in the west wall
of the tower, © Richard Roberts (2016).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed.
Stockerston, St. Peter. SP 8338 9750.
© George Weston. An old engraving
from "Histories and Antiquities of the County of Leicester" by John Nichols,
published between 1795 and 1810. From George Weston's Collection.
Another view, © David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Stoke Golding, St. Margaret of
Antioch. From an old engraving, dated 1843, from the Colin Waters Collection. A
modern view, and an interior,
both © Richard Roberts (2014).
Link.
Stonesby, St. Peter. © David Regan
(2015). Grade
II* listed.
Stoney Stanton, St. Michael. SP
489 948. © Eirian Evans.
Link.
Stoneygate, Leicester - see
Leicester.
Stonton Wyville, St. Denis. © George
Weston.
Stoughton, St. Mary and All Saints.
© George Weston.
Stretton en le Field, the redundant St.
Michael, now cared for by the
Churches Conservation Trust. SK 303 119. © Richard Marriott.
Link1.
Link2. Grade II* listed -
link.
Sutton Cheney, St. James. Here
Richard III is reputed to have heard mass on the eve of the Battle of Bosworth.
Another view, the
interior, a
tomb, and the
font. All © David Regan (2016).
Link.
News item.
Grade II* listed.
Swannington, St. George (1825), built
on a site supposedly chosen by William Wordsworth. © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II listed. The former
Primitive Methodist Chapel (1858) on Main Street, now in secular use. SK 415
160. © Mike Berrell (2011).
Swepstone, St. Peter. © Clive Berriman.
Grade II* listed.
Swinford, All Saints.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson (2012).
Link. Grade II* listed -
link.
Swithland, St. Leonard. SK 5549 1283. © Mick Foreman.
Another view, and two of the interior
- 1,
2. All © Peter Smith.
Link.
Grade II* listed. For the listed lych-gate, tombs, etc., see
here. The village also has a former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at SK 5419 1318. It has a date-stone for 1856, and
Peter advises that it was closed and sold in 1964.
Another view. Both © Peter Smith.
Link.
Grade II listed.
Sysonby, St. Leonard. Two further view -
1, 2.
All © David Regan (2015).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Syston.
Theddingworth, All Saints.
Congregational Church. SP 666 856. Both © George Weston.
Thornton, St. Peter, surrounded by trees
and vegetation.
© David Regan
(2017).
Grade II* listed.
Thorpe Arnold, St. Mary the Virgin.
© George Weston.
Thorpe Langton, St. Leonard.
© David Regan (2017).
Grade II listed.
Thorpe Satchville, St. Michael
and All Angels. © George Weston.
Thringstone, the remains of
Grace Dieu Augustinian Priory. SK 4350 1834.
Link.
A
video tour.
Grade II listed.
St. Andrew (1862), and
another view.
Charles
Booth is buried here. SK 4267 1744.
Link. The
Methodist Church on Loughborough
Road was originally Primitive Methodist, built as such in 1863. SK 4274 1727.
Link1.
Link2. The former Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel on Main Street is now in secular use. Built in 1872, it
replaced an earlier chapel of 1822. SK 4267 1727. All © David Regan (2020).
Thrussington, Holy Trinity, © Jane
Marriott.
Another view, © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Thurcaston, All Saints.
Another view. Both © David Regan
(2016).
Grade II* listed. Methodist
Church. SK 5677 114. © Peter Smith (2008).
Link.
Thurlaston, All Saints. © Pam
Drinkall. Another view. © George
Weston.
Link.
Thurlaston Baptist Chapel.
© George Weston.
Thurmaston, St. Michael & All Angels.
Methodist Church. Wesleyan Chapel.
All © George Weston.
Thurnby, St. Luke. The
Thurnby and Bushby U.R.C. Both © George Weston.
Tilton on the Hill, St. Peter. © George
Weston.
Tugby, St. Thomas a Becket. © George
Weston.
Tur Langton, St. Andrew. © George Weston.
An old postcard (previously in the "Unknown"
section, thanks are due to Janet Gimber for the identification.
Congregational Church, closed about 1982. SP 716 946. © George Weston.
Twycross, St. James. © David Regan
(2016). Link.
Grade I listed.
Twyford, St. Andrew. © George Weston.
Interior view. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Wesleyan Chapel. SK 729 101. © George
Weston.
Waltham on the Wolds, St. Mary Magdalene. SK 8025 2505. © George Weston.
Four views of the interior - 1,
2,
3,
4, and the
font, all © David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Walton-le-Wolds, St. Mary. © David
Regan (2016). Link.
Grade II listed.
Wanlip, Our Lady and St. Nicholas.
Another view. Both © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Wartnaby, St. Michael. Three interior
views - 1,
2,
3, and the
font. SK
7124 2316. All © David Regan (2015). A
close-up of the surviving
wall-painting, © Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Welby, St. Bartholomew.
Another view.
SK 7252 2098. Both © David Regan (2019).
Grade II* listed.
Welham, St. Andrew (C), on Bowden Lane.
Another view, and two interiors (taken through windows) -
1, 2, all © Chris Stafford
(2014).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Westcotes, Leicester - see
Leicester.
Western Park, Leicester - see
Leicester.
Whetstone.
Whitwick.
Wigston, or Wigston Magna.
Willesley, St. Thomas. Willesley Hall,
which the church used to stand next to, was demolished in the 1950's - more on
the house
here. David suspects that the church is redundant, with conversion likely.
SK 3406 1475. © David
Regan (2020).
Grade II listed.
Willoughby Waterleys, St.
Mary. © Aidan McRae Thomson. The former
Methodist Church, now a
private residence. © George Weston.
Wistow, St. Wistan. © George Weston. Three
additional views - 1,
2, 3, all © David Regan (2017).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Withcote, the Chapel, on the Withcote
Hall estate. It's now looked after by the Churches Conservation Trust. Two
interior views - 1,
2, a
window, and a
window detail. SK 7958 0579. All
© Chris Stafford (2014).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Witherley, St. Peter. © Rob Brettle.
Link.
Grade I listed.
Woodhouse, St. Mary in the Elms.
Another view. Both © David Regan
(2016). Link.
Grade II* listed.
Woodhouse Eaves, St. Paul. © Mick
Foreman. Methodist Church on Main
Street, built as Wesleyan in 1887. SK 530 144. © Richard Roberts (2017).
Link.
Baptist Church on Main Street. It
stands on the site of its predecessor, which dated from 1796 (and restored in
1885). A photo of it can be seen
here. SK
530 146. © Richard Roberts (2017).
Link.
Worthington, St. Matthew.
Another view. SK 4065 2068. Both ©
David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The Methodist
Chapel was built as Primitive Methodist in 1820 (date-stone)
- an early example. But as its My Primitive Methodists
entry relates, the cause failed, and the building was soon adopted by the
Wesleyans. SK 4089 2048.
© David Regan (2020).
Grade II listed.
Wyfordby, St. Mary. From an old postcard
in Reg Dosell's Collection. Two modern views -
1,
2, both © Chris Stafford (2015), who
said the church looked a bit down at heel.
Grade II listed.
Wymeswold, St. Mary. Two further view -
1,
2. SK 6032 2348. All © David Regan
(2012).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed. The lych-gate is also listed, as
grade II. The Methodist Church
on Brook Street and The Stockwell. It's labelled on older maps as Wesleyan, and
has a date-stone for 1845. SK 6029 2337. © David Regan (2012).
Link.
This
source says that an earlier chapel of 1801 was later used as the Sunday
School. It's now in residential use, and was seen by
Streetview in 2023. It's
worth saying that its
grade ii listing only calls it a "possible former chapel". SK 6030 2338. The
village also has a former Baptist
Chapel, on Wysall Lane. It's labelled on a map of 1884 as Baptist Chapel
(General). Some history here
(scroll down). SK 6037 2360. © Peter Smith (2024).
Grade II listed. There also used to be a Primitive
Methodist Chapel, on London Street (now London Lane) at SK 5984 2351.
This
source dates it to 1829-30, closing no later than 1894, when it was sold.
Since demolished, its site was seen by
Streetview in 2023. A
photo of the chapel can be seen
here.
Wymondham, St. Peter.
Interior view. SK 8516 1865. Both © Alan Blacklock (2010).
Two interior views - 1,
2, and the
font,
figure of a knight, and a
window; the church has some curious
carvings, in stone and wood - column capitals -
1,
2,
stone head, with lizard,
carved wooden head, all
© Chris Stafford (2015). The former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1891) on Main Street, now derelict. SK 8499 1879. ©
Richard Roberts (2015). O.S. maps mark a Chapel
on Chapel Lane, at SK 8504 1875. Its affiliations are so far uncertain. It was
seen by Streetview in 2009.
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