Church of St Helen, Lea

Heritage listing

Details SK 88 NW LEA WILLINGHAM ROAD (north side) 1/33 Church of 16.12.64 St. Helen I Parish church. C13, C14, C15, restored 1849 by J. L. Pearson. Coursed limestone rubble, blue lias rubble, limestone ashlar. Plain tiled roofs with coped gables and cross finials. West tower, nave with south porch and large north aisle, south transept and rectangular chancel. C15 west tower of 4 stages with plinth and angle buttresses. Large pointed west window with deeply moulded surround, 3 cusped lights with pointed and vertical tracery above, hood mould and north head label stop. Clock above. Small rectangular staircase lights to south of-west front. North and south sides with small single rectangular lights under bell stage string course. Bell openings on all 4 sides, each with pointed head, 2 cusped pointed- openings, vertical tracery and hood mould. Moulded eaves above with 2 projecting animal gargoyles on both north and south sides. Battlements and 8 ornate pinnacles above. Large early C14 north aisle with heavily moulded plinth, battlements and 8 ornate pinnacles. West window with pointed head, moulded surround, 2 ogee headed cusped lights withquatrefoil and mouchettes. Large 2 stage diagonal buttress. North side with 2 rectangular windows, each of 3 cusped, ogee headed lights with vertical tracery, alternating with 2 stage buttresses. East end north aisle with large pointed window with moulded surround, 3 cusped lights and tracery. East end of chancel with 2 C19 ashlar dressed lancets with continuous hood moulds and large cusped oculus above. South side of chancel with small pointed early C13 window with 2pointed lights and plate tracery. C19 south transept with small turreted bulge in corner of aisle and transept. South side of transept with pointed, 2 light window with cuspe

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.