Leicester: St Augustine
Overview
Grid reference: SK 579 43
The church was built in 1900-01 by R J & J Goodacre, replacing a corrugated iron Mission church erected in 1889. Three bays were added to the west end in 1912. These bays were partitioned off in 1981 to provide a two-storey community centre.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Aisled nave and chancel in one, 12 bays. North-east vestry.
Dimensions:
29m (88ft) by 10m (31ft).
Description of Archaeology and History
The church was built in 1900-01 by R J & J Goodacre, replacing a corrugated iron Mission church erected in 1889. Three bays were added to the west end in 1912. These bays were partitioned off in 1981 to provide a two-storey community centre.
Exterior Description
The building is basically a long low brick box, the nave, chancel and aisles all under one shallowly pitched roof. There is a lead-lined fleche marking the junction of nave and chancel and a plain brick belcote at the west end providing a little vertical emphasis.
The east and west ends have what there is in the way of architectural detailing, the east end with two pairs of stepped buttresses with one stone weathering and gablets flanking a five-light stepped lancet window under a broad moulded brick hood-mould.
The west end was described by Pevsner as “confused” and one must agree with him, with again the motif of a stepped five-light window, this time inside a pointed arched recess and with a row of four buttresses of equal height and one sloping weathering, two of which divide the three central lights from the outer lights, a very awkward composition.
These two buttresses have an intermediate gablet just below the weathering which frame a panelled stone frieze above a broad arch over the double-doorway giving access to the nave. There are also two buttresses at the outer corners, framing lancets set into pointed recesses. The bays are divided by buttresses of two weatherings, flanking pairs of lancet windows. The vestry has two three-lights in its north wall.
Building Materials
Brick
The walls are of red brick, with a timber roof covered in slates
Slate
The walls are of red brick, with a timber roof covered in slates
Interior
Interior Description
The interior is also unusual, the nave arcades having round-headed exposed brick arches and transverse arches across the aisles. The brick piers themselves are square, their lower parts enclosed in wooden cases embellished with crosses. The chancel arcades are blocked up and whitewashed. Iron girders rise from these to form a barrel-vaulted, boarded ceiling. As noted above, the western bays have been separated off to form a community centre, with staircases in the aisles to the upper floor. There is a nave altar on a dais.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
20th Century Plain oak altar table, c 1928
Lectern
Oak eagle. Not seen.
Font (component)
Metal portable font. Not seen.
Stained Glass (window)
20th Century In the north-east aisle window only, with the Good Shepherd and Suffer the Children, by Jones & Willis, 1905.
Organ (component)
20th Century Two manual pipe organ by G J Porrit of Leicester, 1905. 23 speaking stops, in rack and pillar case, with plain metal pipes. Unremarkable, but sound if internally intact.
Altar Rail
Plain wooden rail with hinged gate.
Churchyard
Grid reference: SK 579 43
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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