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St Leonard's Church, Downham

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The church was designated as a Grade II* listed building on 13 February 1967, and on the same date the sundial was listed at Grade II. Grade II* is the middle of the three grades of listing, and is applied to "particularly important buildings of more than special interest", and
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is in sandstone, it is octagonal in the style of the 16th century, and on its sides are shields. One shield is carved with the Legs of Man, another with a chevron and three
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The oldest part of the church is the west tower, which dates from the 15th century. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1909–10, and was designed by
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between the nave and the aisle has three bays and pointed arches. The chancel arch is also pointed and is chamfered. The nave and chancel have
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series that "the church is unostentatious, with no surprises" and, of the interior, "the impression is of calmness and generosity of space".
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Grade II, the lowest grade, is applied to buildings that "are of special interest". The architectural historians Hartwell and
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panel on each side. The base and the cap are moulded, and on the top is an inscribed brass plate and a
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of five bells. Two of these date from about 1480 and were cast in London. The others were cast by
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shape. The stained glass in the east window was given by Ralph and Richard Assheton of
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dated 1808. It is in sandstone, and is octagonal on an octagonal base, with a sunken
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and pointed arches. The east window has five lights and a Tudor arched head.
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under a continuous roof, a south chapel, a north organ chamber, a south
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surround and a pointed head. Above it is a three-light window with a
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St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs Church, Preston
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to Frances Arabella Assheton, who died in 1835. The two-
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St Leonard's is an active Anglican parish church in the
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Its plan consists of a 1: 2198:Bowland Forest High milestone 1817:St Anne, St Anne's-on-the-Sea 1741:Carey Baptist Church, Preston 1707:St John the Divine, Morecambe 1520:St Mary and St Michael, Bonds 1305:St Bartholomew, Great Harwood 1230:Holy Trinity, Bolton-le-Sands 18:Church in Lancashire, England 1350:St Mary, Newchurch in Pendle 1275:St Mary Magdalene, Clitheroe 940:Downham St Leonard Home Page 811:National Pipe Organ Register 435:, England. It is an active 60:St Leonard's Church, Downham 24:St Leonard's Church, Downham 2273:St Michael's Primary School 2258:Manor House, Gisburn Forest 1727:Nazareth Unitarian, Padiham 1485:St Andrew, Ashton-on-Ribble 511:head. 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St Leonard's Church, Downham is located in the Borough of Ribble Valley
53°53′40″N 2°19′47″W / 53.8945°N 2.3297°W / 53.8945; -2.3297
OS grid reference
SD 784 443
Downham
Lancashire
Denomination
Anglican
St Leonard, Downham
Parish church
Dedication
Saint Leonard
Architect(s)
Mervyn Macartney
Church
Style
Gothic
Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking
Materials
Sandstone
slate
Province
York
Diocese
Blackburn
Archdeaconry
Deanery
Parish

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