St. Leonard, Frankley, Worcestershire

Description

The church of St. Leonard, formerly the Chapel to the ancient Manor house, is an ancient building of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and an embattled western tower containing one bell, bearing the inscription "Sir John Littilton, 1588;" the battlements of the tower were restored in 1911: the communion plate is old and massive and the chalice has the following inscription: "This belongs to Frankly in the county of Worcester and chappel of St. Kenellum, 1708:" the east window is a memorial to George William, 4th Baron Lyttelton P.C., K.C.M.G., F.R.S. who died April 18, 1876, and there is another on the south side of the nave to Lady Lyttelton, and one on the south side of the chancel to the Rev. John Todd, curate for 38 years: the church was restored in 1885, at a cost of £1,100, under the direction of Mr. Frederick Preedy, architect, when the chancel wall was rebuilt, new porch, buttresses and chancel arch erected, a new font and communion table furnished, and the interior reseated and new windows inserted; the fine old waggon roof formerly covered with plaster was also restored to its original state: the organ was erected in May, 1884, at a cost of £110: there are 166 sittings, of which 100 are free.

Church Records

The register dates from the year 1598.