St Paul's Church, Leicester is a

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former

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in the

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in Kirby Road,

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...

History

The foundation stone was laid on 18 May 1870. The church was built to the designs of

Frederick Webster Ordish Frederick Webster Ordish FRIBA (1821 – 22 September 1885) was an English architect based in Leicestershire. Life He was a pupil of Henry Isaac Stevens. Initially based in London, he returned in Leicestershire in 1850 and worked in partnershi ...

and

John Charles Traylen John Charles Traylen ARIBA (27 February 1845 - 11 June 1907) was an English architect. Life He was born at Sibson in Huntingdonshire, and educated at Oundle School and Northampton Grammar School. He was admitted a student of the Royal Academy o ...

of Mountsorrel granite, banded and interlaid with Derbyshire red gritstone, covered with Swithland grey-green slating. Stone from Box and the Forest of Dean was used in the quatrefoils of the clerestory, and the side and end windows. The windows were fitted with mosaic glass by Evans of Birmingham. It was consecrated on 1 November 1871.

Organ

The organ dates from 1873 and was by

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. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. When the church was declared redundant, the organ was moved to the Church of the Assumption of St Mary the Virgin,

Hinckley Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England. It is administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in the administrative county of Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughbor ...

, Leicestershire.

Parish status

The church was declared redundant in 2003 and the parish moved to a modern worship centre.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leicester, St Paul Church of England church buildings in Leicester Grade II listed churches in Leicestershire Churches completed in 1871 2003 disestablishments in England