Church of St John the Baptist, Buckminster

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Church of St John the Baptist, Buckminster
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Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St John the Baptist
Administration
Parish Buckminster, Leicestershire
Archdeaconry Leicester [1]
Diocese Leicester
Clergy
Rector David Cowie [2]

The Church of St John the Baptist is a church in Buckminster, Leicestershire. It is a Grade I listed building. [3]

History

The Dysart Mausoleum Mausoleum, Buckminster-geograph.org.uk-3077504.jpg
The Dysart Mausoleum

The church consists of a nave, chantry chapel, tower with spire and 6 bells, chancel and north and south aisles. The bells date from 1657, 1649, 1691, 1778, 2 date from 1873 and 1 from 1874. The spire was struck by lightning in 1841 but was repaired 2 years later [4] and restored in 1894. [3] The tower has a beacon chimney. There is a rood stair near the chancel arch. [5]

The church was restored in 1883. [3] [4] There is a family mausoleum to the Dysart family, built by Lionel Tollemache, 8th Earl of Dysart. [5] The mausoleum is Grade II* listed. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Leicester | Find a Church". www.leicester.anglican.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "St. John the Baptist's Church, Buckminster". www.achurchnearyou.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Stuff, Good. "Church of St John the Baptist, Buckminster, Leicestershire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Genuki: Buckminster, Leicestershire". www.genuki.org.uk. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 "The parish church of St. John the Baptist, Buckminster, Leicestershire". ukga.org. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "DYSART MAUSOLEUM AND RAILING (1360830)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 17 November 2013.

Coordinates: 52°47′53″N0°41′51″W / 52.79818°N 0.69757°W / 52.79818; -0.69757


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