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Latitude: 52.5738 / 52°34'25"N
Longitude: -1.0391 / 1°2'20"W
OS Eastings: 465218
OS Northings: 297769
OS Grid: SP652977
Mapcode National: GBR 9PP.N3H
Mapcode Global: WHFKX.0KGP
Plus Code: 9C4WHXF6+G9
Entry Name: Church of St Cuthbert
Listing Date: 26 December 1966
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1061596
English Heritage Legacy ID: 191050
ID on this website: 101061596
Location: St Cuthbert's Church, Great Glen, Harborough, Leicestershire, LE8
County: Leicestershire
District: Harborough
Civil Parish: Great Glen
Built-Up Area: Great Glen
Traditional County: Leicestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire
Church of England Parish: Glen Magna St Cuthbert
Church of England Diocese: Leicester
Tagged with: Church building
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26.12.66
GREAT GLEN
CHURCH ROAD
(South Side)
Church of St. Cuthbert
GV
II*
Church. C14 tower, rest restored and much rebuilt 1876. Restoration and
rebuilding by Carpenter and Ingelow of London. Ashlar rubble stone and
granite rubble stone. Plain tile roof with stone coped gables, finials,
ornamental ridge tiles and N aisle stone stack. Angle buttresses with
set-offs and hood moulds mostly with head stops. W tower, nave, N aisle,
chancel, N chancel vestry and S porch. C14 ashlar tower of 3 stages with
moulded plinth, angle buttresses with set-offs, 2-light W window, triangular W
window on 2nd stage, with S bull's eye window and N and S clock faces, 4
2-light bell openings with Y or Reticulated tracery, and battlements. Triple
chamfered nave arch, the outer 2 continuing to ground, the inner on polygonal
responds. 4 bay N arcade with double chamfered arches on keeled quatrefoil
piers and keeled responds. 3 S windows with Y or Intersected tracery. C19 5
bay wagon roof. N aisle has windows with Y or Intersected tracery, N door,
piscina and NE window with stained glass of 1926 by Heaton, Butler and Bayne.
Rood screen doorway. Many moulded chancel arch on demi-quatrefoil responds.
Chancel has windows with Y or Intersected tracery, S door, C19 piscina and E
window with stained glass of 1910 probably also by Heaton, Butler and Bayne.
C19 wagon roof. S porch has many moulded arch on shafted responds. Probably
C12 round font. V.C.H., Vol.V and Pevsner.
Listing NGR: SP6521897769
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