2014

SK5526 : St Mary's Church, East Leake

taken 10 years ago, near to East Leake, Nottinghamshire, England

St Mary's Church, East Leake
St Mary's Church, East Leake
An impressive village church, seen here from the south west corner of the churchyard.
The tower dates from the 12th century, with the battlements and spire added in the 15th century. The bell chamber lights are 14th century insertions.
The south aisle is basically 14th century although the various windows and the porch are not original to this date. The clerestory is a typically 15th century addition in Perpendicular style. Listed Grade I.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Religious sites Period: 12th Century Norman 14th Century 15th Century Primary Subject: Church Dedication: St Mary other tags: Church of England Parish Church Church Spire Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St Mary's Church [21] · Churchyard [6] Title Clusters: · St Mary's Church, East Leake [5] ·
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SK5526, 115 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 15 May, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 21 May, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5517 2621 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:49.8358N 1:10.9549W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5512 2620
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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