Cosby Methodist Church
Cosby, Leicestershire
Set in a picturesque village, a Methodist Church built in 1922 to replace a Primitive Methodist Chapel founded in 1886.
The church is 13th to 15th century, with a small piece of medieval glass and notable 20th century stained glass by Theodora Salusbury.
Narborough, Leicestershire
The church is a fair sized building seating about 285 people.
The masonry of the aisle walls and tower appears to be early 13th century (see sedilia and piscina in the south aisle); the upper part of the tower may be slightly later that century (see Y tracery in the belfry openings). The centre aisle of the nave, including the arcades, was completely rebuilt in the later 15th century and a clerestory added. At the same time Perpendicular style windows were inserted in the aisles and the west of the tower. In the Victorian restoration about 1883 the nave was extended a further two bays eastward in a style matching the existing work.
The easternmost windows in the north and south aisle walls seem to have used stonework from the original east windows of these aisles. A completely new chancel, vestries (north side) and organ chamber (south side) were built in this restoration. There is a good 15th century carved font and a small piece of medieval glass survives in the apex of the north west window. There is also a notable 20th century stained glass window by Theodora Salusbury in the north aisle depicting the Ascension.
The building is listed Grade II*.
Cosby, Leicestershire
Set in a picturesque village, a Methodist Church built in 1922 to replace a Primitive Methodist Chapel founded in 1886.
Cosby, Leicestershire
Cosby, Leicestershire