St Mary's, Nether Broughton
A brief incursion over the Leicestershire border brought us to Nether Broughton and its attractive ironstone church of St Mary. We were of course too late to see inside (though it probably wouldn't have been open anyway being in a different and less visitor-friendly diocese) but did explore it externally at least.
The stonework is quite dramatically eroded in places, particularly on the tower (where the pale limestone decorative elements and parapet are holding up well while the honey-coloured ironstone appears to be significantly less hardy). The windows of the church appears to be glazed entirely with plain textured glass.
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101075069-church-of-st-mary-...
St Mary's, Nether Broughton
A brief incursion over the Leicestershire border brought us to Nether Broughton and its attractive ironstone church of St Mary. We were of course too late to see inside (though it probably wouldn't have been open anyway being in a different and less visitor-friendly diocese) but did explore it externally at least.
The stonework is quite dramatically eroded in places, particularly on the tower (where the pale limestone decorative elements and parapet are holding up well while the honey-coloured ironstone appears to be significantly less hardy). The windows of the church appears to be glazed entirely with plain textured glass.
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101075069-church-of-st-mary-...