Information for record number MWA549:
Church of St Leonard, Spernall

Summary The church of St Leonard was originally built during the Medieval period. The church was largely restored in the Imperial period. It is situated in Spernall.
What Is It?  
Type: Church
Period: Medieval - Industrial (1066 AD - 1900 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Spernall
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 62
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Chancel, nave and S porch used as a vestry. The chancel is entirely modern, but the chancel arch is 12th century and some masonry on the side walls of the nave could be of the same date. The old windows in the side walls are 14th century and there appears to have been a W extension - a bell cote(?) - at about this time. The church was restored in 1844. The church is first recorded, as a chapelry of Coughton, at the end of the 12th century.
3 The church is now disused and in use as a workshop.
5 Correspondence concerning change in use of the church.
6 D.A.C. report from 1976.
7 Undated photographs.
8 Notes from a site visit in 1983.
9 Undated notes on Spernall and on the church.
 
Sources
Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Spernall Parish Survey
Author/originator: Hooke D
Date: 1980
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Volume/Sheet: Parish Survey
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1985
Page Number: 67
Volume/Sheet: Stratford-on-Avon We
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 3, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1945
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Volume/Sheet: 3
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: St Leonard's Church, Spernall
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1976
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: Church of St Leonard, Spernall
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Date: 1976
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Source No: 9
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: Spernall
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Source No: 7
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Church of St Leonard, Spernall
Author/originator: N. A. Jones
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 25NE6
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1968
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Source No: 8
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: Church of St Leonard, Spernall
Author/originator: S. Thompson
Date: 1983
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source LBL Listed Building List. Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a list. Buildings placed on the list are protected through various planning and conservation acts which ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them. The Listed Buildings List is compiled and maintained by English Heritage. It includes details of where the building is, when it was built, a description of its appearance, and any other special features. back
source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument VESTRY * A room or part of a church where the vestments, vessels and records are kept. back
monument WORKSHOP * A building or room used for small scale manufacture. Use more specific term where possible. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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