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Latitude: 51.5268 / 51°31'36"N
Longitude: -0.0772 / 0°4'38"W
OS Eastings: 533480
OS Northings: 182632
OS Grid: TQ334826
Mapcode National: GBR V6.SV
Mapcode Global: VHGQT.MW1D
Plus Code: 9C3XGWGF+P4
Entry Name: Church of St Leonard
Listing Date: 3 January 1950
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1235382
English Heritage Legacy ID: 425981
Also known as: St. Leonard's, Shoreditch
ID on this website: 101235382
Location: St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, Hackney, London, E1
County: London
District: Hackney
Electoral Ward/Division: Hoxton East & Shoreditch
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Hackney
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St Leonard with S Michael, Shoreditch
Church of England Diocese: London
Tagged with: Church building Palladian architecture
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SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET E1, (East side),
CHURCH OF ST LEONARD
03-JAN-50
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Revision Number: 2
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SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET E1. (East Side),
Church of St Leonard
03.01.50.
G.V.
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Parish Church. 1736 by George Dance the elder. Classical church with brick core
and plentiful dressings of Portland stone. Full-height, pedimented Doric portico
has tower above with clock stage, bell stage, drum, cupola, upper drum and short
spire, all of Portland stone. Arched windows, these and doors all in moulded
architraves; cornice and pediment on scrolled consoles to main door. Inside a
groin-vaulted lobby leads to nave whose round arcading rests on Doric entablatures
on piers. West bay is gallery for handsome baroque organ case. East bay has good
oak choir benches. Pulpit of C17 appearance with early-mid C18 stair. Interesting
monuments, in particular that to Elizabeth Benson (d.1710) by Francis Bird. Groin-vaulted undercroft with old tomb chests. Later south extension.
[The Church of St Leonard with No. 118½, the railings to north of No. 118½ and the
churchyard gates and railings form a group.]
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Listing NGR: TQ3348082632
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