Church of St John the Baptist, Buckminster

Church in Buckminster, Leicestershire

Church

Church of St John the Baptist, Buckminster


Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St John the Baptist
Administration
Diocese	Leicester
Archdeaconry	Leicester^[1]
Parish	Buckminster, Leicestershire
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 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]

References

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