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St Leonard

St Leonard

Middleton

Greater Manchester

Priests door C13

Architectural Features

south porch, tower and south arcade 1412 for Cardinal Langley of Durham

the remainder largely of 1524 for Sir Richard Assheton except for vestry of late C17, top stage of tower added in c.

1667, east window of 1847, organ chamber 1920 and north vestrys of 1958 by G. G. Pace.

The porch is ornately carved with niches and foiled panelling around the arched doorway which has a crocketed ogee hoodmould.

The C17 vestry is considerably lower to avoid obscuring the windows above.

The roofline of the 1412 church is clearly visible above the tower arch which is itself a re-set Norman chancel arch of 3 orders with scalloped capitals, curious rams' heads carved on the bases and 2 orders of zigzag in the arch which is now pointed.

Rennants of the Norman church also exist in fragments of a billet frieze used in part of the north arcade.

C15 rood screen without its original loft has heraldic dado panels which have themselves been restored.

Stall with misericords and traceried ends with poppyheads including carved animals.

Hopwood box pew (probably late C17) in south aisle with barleysugar balusters.

C19 font and lectern.

Window commemorates the victory of Flodden Field 1513, the event which prompted the rebuilding of the church by way cf thanksgiving.

Various C16

C17 brasses.