Church of St Leonard, Shoreditch High Street, Shoreditch E1 - Hackney
Built1740 to the design of George Dance the Elder. Constructed in brick with a Portland stone facade and dressings, and slate roofs. The roofs to the north and south aisles and the flat roofs either side of the tower have been repaired with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England. The nave roof was re-slated in 2017 with funding from the Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Fund. Repairs were completed in 2019 to the tower, pediment, columns and portico roofs, and temporary repairs were made to the spire, grant-aided by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- CHURCH OF ST LEONARD
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building grade I
- List Entry Number:
- 1235382
- Local Planning Authority:
- Hackney
- Site Type:
- Religious ritual and funerary > Church
Location
- Building Name:
- Church of St Leonard
- Street Name:
- Shoreditch High Street
- County:
- Greater London
- District / Borough:
- Hackney
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Region:
- London and South East
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Place of worship
- Condition:
- Poor
- Priority:
- A - Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed
- Previous Priority:
- A
- Ownership:
- Religious organisation
- Designation:
- Listed Place of Worship grade I, CA
Contact Details
Tracey Craig 020 7973 3756
