St. Augustine’s Church, Newfoundpool, Leicester

The new parish of St Augustine was carved out of the medieval parish of St Mary de Castro.

The church was built between 1900 and 1912 to accommodate the expansion of Leicester in the area of Newfoundpool.

Closed in 2002 and severely damaged by arson in 2004.

The Roll of Honour which were in four framed panels of names, originally attached to a pillar, were rescued by Mr Chris Stephens and are now displayed nearby in Inglehurst Infant’s School, Newfoundpool without the painted pediment since it proved impossible to erect the entire memorial elsewhere.

This reconstruction of the pillar with the capping and wording shows what it originally looked like in situ.

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The fine memorial to George Parmiter, the only son of the first vicar was removed free of charge by Mr Steve Dobson of Dobson’s Memorials and erected with permission of the Vicar and Parochial Church Council, in the Church of St Mary de Castro.