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St Thomas

St Thomas

Willesley

Leicestershire

Former parish church with the character of an estate church, C14-C16 with tower of 1845.

Architectural Features

On the north side is a blocked C14 nave doorway that retains its original arch and hood mould, two 2-light square-headed nave windows, one beneath the eaves, and two 2-light chancel windows.

The floor is stone-paved, with encaustic chancel tiles.

PRINCIPAL FIXTURES: The C19 Perpendicular-style font has a prominent crocketed ogee-domed cover.

There are also 2 C19 memorial tablets.

Fragments of medieval and later stained glass are in east and south windows.

HISTORY: A parish church of C14-C16 in the grounds of the former Willesley Hall.

New seats, pulpit and reading desk were installed in 1883, but have since been removed.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: The church of St Thomas, Willesley Wood Side, is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * It is a small C14-C16 church with mid C19 tower and general remodelling in a Gothick Revival style, the whole having the character of a country house estate church

* Retention of some C19 interior fixtures and fittings, including font, text boards and tomb, and some fragments of medieval glass.