St Giles' Church, Blaston

St Giles' Church, Blaston
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Giles
Administration
Diocese	Leicester
Archdeaconry	Leicester[1]
Parish	Blaston, Leicestershire
Clergy
Rector	Stephen Bishop[2]

St Giles' Church is a church in Blaston, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II listed building.[3]

History

The current church was built in 1878,[4][5] to the design of George Edmund Street,[3] replacing an earlier church. It consists of a nave, chancel, bell-cote containing 1 bell[4] and a south porch.[3] There are 2 fonts, one of them dates to the time of the building of the church and the other one is earlier.[6]

The nave has a painting of St Jerome on the north wall. It was painted by Decio Vilares in 1877.[4] The Brazilian flag was also designed by a Décio Villares but, despite different spellings, it is unknown whether this is the same person. The nave's screens have 2 segments of stained glass.[6]

References

1. "Diocese of Leicester | Find a Church". leicester.anglican.org. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
2. "Blaston: St Giles". www.achurchnearyou.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
3. "Church of St Giles, Blaston - 1061663 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
4. "Blaston Church - History". www.sixsaintscircaholt.org. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
5. "Genuki: Blaston, Leicestershire". www.genuki.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
6. "Blaston Church | Leicestershire & Rutland Church Journal". www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

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