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St Catharine

St Catharine

Houghton on the Hill

Leicestershire

C14-C15, restored 1861, chancel partly rebuilt 1857, and N porch of 1874.

Architectural Features

Ashlar, coursed squared stone and rubble stone with stone dressings and plain tile roofs, part parapetted.

C14 tower of 3 stages with plinth, moulded bands and angle buttresses with set-offs.

C14 4 bay N arcade with double chamfered arches on quatrefoil piers.

C15 4 bay S arcade, hollow and curved chamfered arches, former to ground, latter on shafts.

C14 N aisle but with late Perp windows.

3 3-lights and E 4-light : 3 with c1900 stained glass.

Mid C14 sedilia remains in part.

C15 roof and battlemented parapet.

C14 chancel, partly rebuilt 1857.

2 N windows with Y and Reticulated tracery and C19 stained glass and 2 similar S windows.

C19 stained glass.

C15 S aisle, the E window with stained glass by Ward and Hughes London, 1891, and 3 S windows by T. Curtis of same firm, 1905.

C15 restored roof.

C15 s porch, the openwork gable with short wall posts, tie beam, curved braces, and curved struts.

C13 round front on 8 short shafts.

Marble wall monument to Mrs. A. Bent, died 1677.

Cartouche with angel heads, the inscription in place of arms.