Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Blackfordby
| Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Blackfordby | |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Margaret of Antioch |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Leicester |
| Archdeaconry | Loughborough[1] |
| Parish | Blackfordby, Leicestershire |
The Church of St Margaret of Antioch is a church in Blackfordby, Leicestershire.[2] It is a Grade II listed building.[3]
History[edit]
Exterior[edit]
The church is built in the Decorated style. The tower has 3 stages with a broach spire,[4] lucarnes and diagonal buttresses. The south doorway has foliage capitals. The nave has 2 single-light windows and 2 2-light windows. The chancel has a trefoil-headed south doorway, diagonal buttresses, 2 2-light south windows, 3-light East window with intersecting tracery. The vestry has 2 cusped east windows.[5]
Interior[edit]
The nave has a 5-bay hammerbeam roof. The chancel's canted boarded ceiling is painted blue. The chancel' north arcade has an octagonal central pier and double-chamfered arches.[5]
The font is made of Chellaston marble. There is a tablet to Edward Newcomen (died 1722) and his wife. The chancel has a fragment of medieval stained glass believed to depict St Margaret of Antioch.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Diocese of Leicester | Find a Church". www.leicester.anglican.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Genuki: Blackfordby, Leicestershire". www.genuki.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Parish Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Blackfordby, Leicestershire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "About Blackfordby | Blackfordby Open Gardens". blackfordbyopengardens.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARGARET OF ANTIOCH, Ashby-de-la-Zouch - 1073641 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
52°45′35″N 1°30′42″W / 52.7598°N 1.5117°W
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