St Saviour’s Church

St Saviour’s Church stands in Leicester’s lively centre as a Grade II* listed building. Built in the 13th-century Early English style, it was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and paid for by the Rev Frederick George Burnaby. The foundation stone was laid in June 1875 and the church was consecrated two years later. Messrs Osborne Brothers carried out the construction while Mr G. W. Wood supervised the work. The pipe organ, installed in 1878 by Stephen Taylor & Son, still fills the nave with music. The church once served a joint parish with St Peter’s and St Barnabas’ in New Humberstone. Its tall lancet windows and steeply pitched roof give the interior a soaring, light-filled feel. The walls are faced with local Leicester bricks laid in regular courses. The nave’s open timber roof rises to a central ridge of carved bosses. Outside, the church sits among modern shops and older terraces. Inside, the organ loft overlooks the west end while the chancel arch frames the altar. The font, a plain octagonal bowl on a single shaft, stands just beyond the west door. After the annexe fire in 2023, the main building remains a calm place for quiet reflection.