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St Leonard's Church, St Leonards-on-Sea

20th-century Church of England church buildingsAdrian Gilbert Scott buildingsChurch of England church buildings in East SussexChurches completed in 1961Churches in Hastings
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St Leonard's Church, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex TN38 0YW
St Leonard's Church, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex TN38 0YW

St Leonard's Church is an Anglican church in the St Leonards-on-Sea area of Hastings, a town and borough in the English county of East Sussex. The main church serving James Burton high-class mid 19th-century new town of St Leonards-on-Sea was designed by Burton himself just before his death, and it survived for more than a century despite being damaged by the cliff into which it was built; but one night during World War II, the sea-facing building was obliterated by a direct hit from a damaged V-1 "doodlebug" which had crossed the English Channel. The Gilbert Scott brothers' bold replacement church was ready in 1961, and along with a sister church at nearby Bulverhythe served the parish of St Leonards-on-Sea, covered by the Hastings Archdeaconry. Historic England has listed the building at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.

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TN38 0XF , St Leonards Green
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St Leonard's Church, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex TN38 0YW
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