St Mary's Church, Sileby
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| St Mary’s Church, Sileby | |
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.jpg) St Mary’s Church, Sileby | |
  St Mary’s Church, Sileby Location within Leicestershire | |
| 52°43′35.6″N 1°7′39.8″W / 52.726556°N 1.127722°W | |
| Location | Sileby |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | Mary the Virgin |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed[1] |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Leicester |
| Archdeaconry | Leicester |
| Deanery | Goscote[2] |
| Parish | Sileby |
St Mary's Church, Sileby is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Leicester in Sileby, Leicestershire.
The church dates from the 13th to 15th centuries, but was heavily restored and underpinned between 1878 and 1880[3] at a cost of £5,300 (equivalent to £666,400 in 2023).[4] Decayed foundations were replaced by a solid base of 2 ft of Portland cement and granite chips. Arches and windows which had previously been bricked up were opened out again. A new roof was installed, reusing as much of the medieval carved oak as possible. Mr. Goodwin of the Lugwardine Works, Hereford provided encaustic tiles to pave the chancel. Mr Powell of Whitefriars carved a new reredos for the high altar. The old high backed pews were removed ready for new seating. The three entrances were supplied with new oak doors, and a new floor was laid in the belfry. The work was carried out to the designs and supervision of the architect Arthur Blomfield.