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St Leonard

Blakemere

Herefordshire

1877 by G Truefitt incorporating Medieval material.

Architectural Features

Nave of three bays, to west the south door which is C12 with a semi-circular head of two orders, the inner moulded and the outer chamfered with a moulded label.

North wall has two similar windows and a blocked C14 north door with chamfered jambs and a segmental pointed head.

Interior: the C12 chancel arch is two-centred and of two orders with a moulded label, the outer order chamfered and continuous, the inner order springs from corbels with short shafts.

In the north wall of chancel a small C14 tomb recess with moulded two-centred arch and label.

Fittings: font has a C12 bowl with cable moulding to neck, stem C19.

Communion rail C17 with turned balusters.

Pulpit made up of C17 woodwork, including similar balusters and enriched panels. (RCHM, Vol 1, pp 23-4