St Peter - Saxby, Leicestershire - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

The church of St Peter in Saxby was built in 1789 to the designs of George Richardson and is a pretty small scale Georgian church building. The exterior is distinguished by its elegant steeple, whilst the nave and chancel beyond have more austere simplicity.

The church was made redundant in the early 21st century and was more recently sold for conversion to residential use.

"The jewel in Saxby's crown has most certainly been, since 1789, the very impressive Church of St Peter designed by the architect George Richardson for Robert Sherrard the 4th Earl of Harborough. Saxby's place of worship was built in the 'Classical' style that Pesvener described as 'an attempt at combining the tradition of the Hawksmoor churches of London with Leicestershire usage'. Sadly, when we visited the village in the autumn of 2007 a 'Sold' sign was on display at the Church gates and the building was locked and boarded up. The 21st Century's decline in Church congregations combined with its insatiable thirst for housing development has undoubtedly brought about this change in the village's priorities and only the future will tell whether the 'common good' has been served.

There is no war memorial in Saxby and we found no indication that the village today remembers that some nine decades ago all their sons came home from the Great War of 1914-1918 making this one of only three 'Thankful Villages' in Leicestershire. "

SOURCE - (visit link)

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1789 Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Anglican If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed Street address of Church: Not listed Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
1) A photo of the church is required for visits to a waymark.

2) Please share some comments about your visit.

3) Additional photos are encouraged. If you can have information in addition to that already provided about this church, please share it with us.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.