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St Luke

St Luke

Thurnby

Leicestershire

C12 - C15, much rebuilt in and new chancel of 1870-3.

Architectural Features

Tower of 3 stages of C12, late C13

mid C14 with 4 circular piers with many scalloped capitals, 2-lights above to N and S, clock face, 1-lights to E and W, and in upper stage of ashlar, 4 2-light bell openings, diagonal buttresses, frieze with gargoyles, battlements and crocketted pinnacles.

Nave has W window with Geometric tracery, 3 bay arcades with double chamfered arches on octagonal piers, 3 2-light clerestory windows either side, probably mid C14, and C19 3 bay low-pitch tie beam roof.

C19 chancel : the sedilia either side with black marble shafts, 2 piscinas, and E window with stained glass of 1913.

Boarded wagon roof supported by carved wooden angels on stone corbels.

Tile (probably Minton) floor.

S aisle has 4 windows : Intersected tracery with daggers, and stained glass of 1929, 1885, 1887 and 1933.

Tub-shaped font on eight-shafted foot, probably late C13.