Church of St Lawrence
CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1139029
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lawrence
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1139029
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lawrence
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, CHURCH LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stoak
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 42365 73283
Details
SJ 47SW STOAK C.P. CHURCH LANE
4/34 Church of St Lawrence
1.6.67
GV II*
Church mostly 1827 by George Edgecumbe, chancel is Perpendicular. On site of Saxon chapel. Red sandstone, slate roofs. Cruciform plan, west tower, nave, north and south transepts, chancel. Embattled and buttressed tower in C15th style. West end has arched door with rectangular hood, deeply recessed, 2-light hooded window, clock in lozenge tablet, 2-light bell opening with rectangular hood. Nave has 4 rectangular hooded windows, in deep recesses, 2 of 2 lights, 2 of one light, alternating and between stepped buttresses. South transept has 3-light Perpendicular style window. 1 bay chancel has east window of 3 lights, with panel tracery. Side windows have 2 cusped lights. Memorial tablet on east wall to Thomas Hill of Stanney, 1809, inscription is on urn in shallow relief, on triangular ground. Square apron supported on stone brackets has inscription to Ann Hill, his wife, 1829. North wall of chancel has inscription RM ST CH[URCH] W [ARDENS] 1698. Interior. Hammer beam roof, of 3½ bays in nave and l½ bays in transepts. Altar 1686/7 has twisted legs and plain bottom rail. Altar rail probably of similar date has twisted balusters and moulded rail. Octagonal panelled pulpit, late C17th or early C18th, on later base. Benches round font have twisted and turned legs, probably early C18th. Fragments of early C16th rood screen with openwork cusped arches, in 1827 gallery. 11 memorial tablets, painted on wood, probably by Randle Holmes, dating 1627-1702, largely to Bunbury family. Tablet, 1685, gift of the poor, painted on wood. One hatchment, painted on wood. Wall tablet, 1668, to Henry Bunbury and family. Marble, oval tablet. Wall tablet, 1682, to Thomas Bunbury marble, square tablet on painted marble ground. Wall monument to Henry Bunbury, dated 1732, erected by his family. Marble, large elaborate cartouche contains Bunbury arms below scroll pediment.
Listing NGR: SJ4236573283
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 55417
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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