Frisby, Church Of St Thomas Of Canterbury c.1955
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An attractive village south of the railway line and the River Wreake, Frisby has a number of good houses. It was originally on the main Leicester/Melton Mowbray road until 1810, when Edward Parsons, who also put in the turnpike at Kibworth, built what amounts to a two-mile bypass from Rotherby to Chalk Pool Hill. The church, a Norman foundation, is impressive, dominated by its ironstone tower and recessed spire. The main body of the church is 14th-century, but the chancel was rebuilt in 1848 by H J Stevens, a prolific Derby architect. The south transept is the high point of any visit with its very beautiful curvilinear traceried window (right).
An extract from Leicestershire Villages Photographic Memories.
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