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===Interior===
===Interior===
Inside the church, all the roofs are [[England in the Middle Ages|medieval]]. In the southwest corner of the chancel is a window with a [[piscina]] in its sill. The [[reredos]] was constructed in about 1820, re-using 17th-century panelling. The [[baptismal font|font]] is octagonal and Perpendicular in style. The [[pulpit]] dates from 1880, is made of stone and different [[marble]]s, and was designed by Pountney Smith. In the ceiling of the tower is a sculpture dating from about 1970 depicting St Laurence and his [[Emblem|attribute]], a [[Gridiron (cooking)|gridiron]]. Some of the windows on the north and south sides of the chancel contain medieval glass, and others have Flemish roundels. The glass in the east window is by Betton and Evans of [[Shrewsbury]], and in the nave is an early window by [[Burlison and Grylls]].<ref name=pev/> The two-[[manual (music)|manual]] [[pipe organ]] was made in 1883 by Nicholson of [[Worcester]], and restored by the same company in 1987.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N04718| title = Shropshire, Church Stretton, St. Laurence (N04718)| accessdate = 19&nbsp;December 2012| publisher = [[British Institute of Organ Studies]]}}</ref> The [[ring of bells|ring]] consists of eight bells. Four of these were cast in 1711 by [[Rudhall of Gloucester|Abraham Rudhall&nbsp;I]] of [[Gloucester]], and the other four in 1890 by [[John Taylor & Co|John Taylor and Company]] of [[Loughborough]].<ref>{{Citation | url = http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=church+stretton&Submit=+Go+&DoveID=CHURCH+STR| title = Church Stretton, S Laurence| accessdate = 19&nbsp;December 2012| publisher = [[Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers]]}}</ref>
Inside the church, all the roofs are [[England in the Middle Ages|medieval]]. In the southwest corner of the chancel is a window with a [[piscina]] in its sill. The [[reredos]] was constructed in about 1820, re-using 17th-century paneling. The [[baptismal font|font]] is octagonal and Perpendicular in style. The [[pulpit]] dates from 1880, is made of stone and different [[marble]]s, and was designed by Pountney Smith. In the ceiling of the tower is a sculpture dating from about 1970 depicting St Laurence and his [[Emblem|attribute]], a [[Gridiron (cooking)|gridiron]]. Some of the windows on the north and south sides of the chancel contain medieval glass, and others have Flemish roundels. The glass in the east window is by Betton and Evans of [[Shrewsbury]], and in the nave is an early window by [[Burlison and Grylls]].<ref name=pev/> The two-[[manual (music)|manual]] [[pipe organ]] was made in 1883 by Nicholson of [[Worcester]], and restored by the same company in 1987.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N04718| title = Shropshire, Church Stretton, St. Laurence (N04718)| accessdate = 19&nbsp;December 2012| publisher = [[British Institute of Organ Studies]]}}</ref> The [[ring of bells|ring]] consists of eight bells. Four of these were cast in 1711 by [[Rudhall of Gloucester|Abraham Rudhall&nbsp;I]] of [[Gloucester]], and the other four in 1890 by [[John Taylor & Co|John Taylor and Company]] of [[Loughborough]].<ref>{{Citation | url = http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=church+stretton&Submit=+Go+&DoveID=CHURCH+STR| title = Church Stretton, S Laurence| accessdate = 19&nbsp;December 2012| publisher = [[Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers]]}}</ref>


==External features==
==External features==

Revision as of 19:01, 27 December 2012

St Laurence's Church, Church Stretton
St Laurence's Church from the southwest
St Laurence's Church, Church Stretton is located in Shropshire
St Laurence's Church, Church Stretton
St Laurence's Church, Church Stretton
Location in Shropshire
52°32′18″N 2°48′32″W / 52.5382°N 2.8088°W / 52.5382; -2.8088
OS grid referenceSO 452 936
LocationChurch Street, Church Stretton, Shropshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
ChurchmanshipEvangelical
WebsiteSt Laurence, Church Stretton
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated4 July 1952
Architect(s)S. Pountney Smith
(aisles and restoration)
Architectural typeChurch
StyleNorman, Gothic
Specifications
MaterialsStone, tiled roofs
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseHereford
ArchdeaconryLudlow
DeaneryCondover
ParishChurch Stretton
Clergy
RectorRevd Richard Hill
Curate(s)Revd Suzan Williams
Minister(s)Revd John Hughes
Laity
Director of musicValerie McCalla
Parish administratorJo Aze
Sheila-na-gig above the north doorway

St Laurence's Church, Church Stretton, (alternative spelling St Lawrence) is located in Church Street, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Its benefice is united with those of St Michael and All Angels, All Stretton, and All Saints, Little Stretton to form the parish of Church Stretton.[1] The church is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[2]

History

The nave of the church dates from the 12th century, and the transepts from the following century. The chancel and the upper stage of the tower are from the 15th century.[2] The south vestry was added in 1831, and west aisles were added to the transepts during a restoration by S. Pountney Smith in 1867–68.[3] There were further restorations in 1882 and in 1932.[2] In 2010 the interior of the church was modernised by replacing the pews with movable chairs, and by installing new heating, lighting and sound systems.[4]

Architecture

Exterior

Constructed in stone with tiled roofs, the church has a cruciform plan, consisting of a nave and chancel, north and south transepts, each with a west aisle, and a tower at the crossing.[2] The nave is Norman in style, and the rest of the church is Early English, other than the top stage of the tower, which is Perpendicular.[3] The tower is in three stages, with corner and central gargoyles. There are lancet windows in the lower and middle stages, and a clock face on the east side of the middle stage. The top stage contains two-light, flat-headed, louvred bell openings, and at the summit is a battlemented parapet with elaborate corner finials.[2] The tower has diagonal buttresses, that at the southeast angle being carved with the figure of St Laurence.[3] The nave has Norman buttresses, and two Norman doorways, one on the north and the other on the south. Above the north doorway is a re-set sheila-na-gig.[2][3] The other doorways are Early English.[2] The west window and windows in the transepts contain Decorated-style tracery, the tracery in the east window being Perpendicular.[2][3]

Interior

Inside the church, all the roofs are medieval. In the southwest corner of the chancel is a window with a piscina in its sill. The reredos was constructed in about 1820, re-using 17th-century paneling. The font is octagonal and Perpendicular in style. The pulpit dates from 1880, is made of stone and different marbles, and was designed by Pountney Smith. In the ceiling of the tower is a sculpture dating from about 1970 depicting St Laurence and his attribute, a gridiron. Some of the windows on the north and south sides of the chancel contain medieval glass, and others have Flemish roundels. The glass in the east window is by Betton and Evans of Shrewsbury, and in the nave is an early window by Burlison and Grylls.[3] The two-manual pipe organ was made in 1883 by Nicholson of Worcester, and restored by the same company in 1987.[5] The ring consists of eight bells. Four of these were cast in 1711 by Abraham Rudhall I of Gloucester, and the other four in 1890 by John Taylor and Company of Loughborough.[6]

External features

In the churchyard are 13 listed structures, each of which is designated at Grade II. To the north and west of the church are walls, stiles and gates.[7] To the south of the south transept is a sundial. This originated as a medieval churchyard cross, whose shaft is sunk into a former mill wheel. On the top are two brass dials, one overlying the other. The gnomon is missing.[8] The other items are all memorials, which stand to the east and the south of the church.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Church Stretton: St Laurence, Church Stretton, Church of England, retrieved 19 December 2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Historic England. "Church of St Lawrence, Church Stretton (1383267)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Unknown parameter |separator= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f Newman, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Shropshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 205–206, ISBN 0-300-12083-4
  4. ^ St Laurence's in Church Stretton gets modern makeover, BBC, retrieved 19 December 2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Shropshire, Church Stretton, St. Laurence (N04718), British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 19 December 2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ Church Stretton, S Laurence, Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers, retrieved 19 December 2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ Historic England. "Churchyard wall, stiles and gates to north and west of Church of St Lawrence, Church Stretton (1383268)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Unknown parameter |separator= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Historic England. "Sundial 2 metres south of south transept of Church of St Lawrence, Church Stretton (1383280)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Unknown parameter |separator= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Historic England. "Memorial 2 metres east of south transept of Church of St Lawrence, Church Stretton (1383269)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Unknown parameter |separator= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Historic England. "Memorial 4 metres south of south transept of Church of St Lawrence, Church Stretton (1383270)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Unknown parameter |separator= ignored (help)
  11. ^ Historic England. "Memorial 10 metres south-east of chancel of Church of St Lawrence, Church Stretton (1383271)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Unknown parameter |separator= ignored (help)
  12. ^ Historic England. "Memorial 11 metres south-east of chancel of Church of St Lawrence, Church Stretton (1383272)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Unknown parameter |separator= ignored (help)
  13. ^ Historic England. "Memorial 13 metres south of south transept of Church of St Lawrence, Church Stretton (1383273)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Unknown parameter |separator= ignored (help)
  14. ^ Historic England. "Memorial 13 metres south of west end of nave of Church of St Lawrence, Church Stretton (1383274)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Unknown parameter |separator= ignored (help)
  15. ^ Historic England. "Memorial 14 metres south of west end of nave of Church of St Lawrence, Church Stretton (1383275)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Unknown parameter |separator= ignored (help)
  16. ^ Historic England. "Memorial 15 metres south of chancel of Church of St Lawrence, Church Stretton (1383276)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Unknown parameter |separator= ignored (help)
  17. ^ Historic England. "Memorial 17 metres south of south transept of Church of St Lawrence, Church Stretton (1383277)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Unknown parameter |separator= ignored (help)
  18. ^ Historic England. "Memorial 24 metres south of chancel of Church of St Lawrence, Church Stretton (1383278)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Unknown parameter |separator= ignored (help)
  19. ^ Historic England. "Memorial 26 metres south of chancel of Church of St Lawrence, Church Stretton (1383279)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Unknown parameter |separator= ignored (help)
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