Description

ASHBY BY PARTNEY off NORTHFIELD ROAD
TF 46 NW
(west side)
3/2 Church of St. Helen
3.2.67
G.V. II
Parish church. 1841, restored 1892 by C. Hodgson Fowler. Pale
orange brick, ashlar dressings, slate roofs. Western tower,
nave, chancel. 2 stage tower with plinth, ashlar string courses,
battlemented ashlar parapet. To belfry stage a pointed louvred
light. On south side a pointed doorway with narrow rectangular
light above. On the west face a worn inscription panel. The
nave walls have plinth and corbelled out eaves course, with 2
pointed lights in ashlar surrounds. The lower chancel is similar
with a single pointed light to each side. Interior has chamfered
Tudor chancel arch. On chancel east wall 2 ashlar panels of
shields in quatrefoils. Fittings all C19 include 2 commandment
boards. Plain octagonal C14 font. On the west wall of the nave
a plaque to George Gilbi d.1580 with a scrolled surround and an
inscription.

Listing NGR: TF4288666878

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26316925

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)