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Church of St Philip and James

A Grade II Listed Building in Groby, Leicestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6637 / 52°39'49"N

Longitude: -1.2279 / 1°13'40"W

OS Eastings: 452313

OS Northings: 307615

OS Grid: SK523076

Mapcode National: GBR 8LY.VSF

Mapcode Global: WHDJ9.39JR

Plus Code: 9C4WMQ7C+FR

Entry Name: Church of St Philip and James

Listing Date: 28 February 1991

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1115789

English Heritage Legacy ID: 188535

ID on this website: 101115789

Location: St Philip and St James Church, Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicestershire, LE6

County: Leicestershire

District: Hinckley and Bosworth

Civil Parish: Groby

Built-Up Area: Groby

Traditional County: Leicestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire

Church of England Parish: Groby

Church of England Diocese: Leicester

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Description


GROBY MARKFIELD ROAD
SK 50 NW
(north east side)
4/28 Church of St Philip
and James

G.V. II

Parish Church. 1840 and 1912. By W. Railton and H.F.Trayler. Random coursed
Mountsorrel granite, sandstone ashlar dressings, Swithland slate roofs.
Western tower, nave and chancel. Small West tower of 3 stages has stepped
angle buttresses, chamfered string courses and an embattled parapet. To
the belfry stage are single narrow pointed louvred lights to each
direction. The side walls of the nave have pairs of lancets and the chancel
added in 1912 has 2 light cusped traceried windows in moulded and pointed
surrounds. The gabled south porch has a plain pointed outer arch. Interior
has moulded and pointed chancel arch and a softwood western gallery. All
fittings are C19.


Listing NGR: SK5231307615

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