Stained Glass Windows - St Peter - Ashby Parva, Leicestershire - Stained Glass Windows on Waymarking.com

"The church Is dedicated to St Peter. The Patronage was in the hands of the Order of St John of Jerusalem as early as 1220, and so continued until 1556 when it passed to the Crown.

The church possibly originated in the 12th century and was rebuilt in the 14th century. The nave appears to have been built out in the 14th century, leaving the chancel off-centre.

In 1866 there was a major restoration, with the chancel and porch rebuilt in the Decorated style (characterised by window tracery, stone mullions and vaulting). The nave was restored and the fine Perpendicular roof (timber roof made ornamental with framing exposed to view) was renewed. The tower was restored in 1889.

More recently, in 2008, the church was re-ordered and the font was relocated near the door, where it stood in Victorian times. Two pews were removed to give space around the font.

The church is built of rubble stone and ashlar, and the quoins (the edges) are sandstone. The church is Listed Grade |l*.

The stained glass east window was inserted in 1892 in memory of John Winifred Ley who died in 1883 aged nine, a child of a former rector.

The stained glass window in the south wall is to the memory of Mabel Paton Goodacre who died in 1941, the wife of Hugh Goodacre of Ullesthorpe Court. it is based on the opening lines of a Hymn for a Boy Scout written by Hugh Goodacre when he was Scout Commissioner for Leicestershire. The window is by G Maile & Sons of London. [It is unusual in that it is rare to see a depiction of Lucifer in church stained glass windows]

In the tower, the stained glass window in the west wall is to the memory of William Simons who died in 1865. it is dated 1866 and is by Lavers and Barraud who were part of the Gothic Revival movement that affected church architecture in the 19th century."

SOURCE - church pamphlet

Type of building where window is located: Church Address: St Peter Main Street Ashby Parva, Leicestershire England LE17 5HY Days of Operation: Daytime Hours of Operation: From: 12:00 AM To: 12:00 AM Admission Charge: Not Listed

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