Church of St Lawrence
CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1174478
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lawrence
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1174478
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lawrence
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, MAIN STREET
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, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Fewston
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 19482 54102
Details
FEWSTON MAIN STREET SE 15 SE (south side) 6/46 Church of St Lawrence GV II *
Church. Tower medieval with restoration c1800, remainder dated 1697 with C19 alterations. Coursed squared gritstone, graduated stone slate roof. 3-stage tower, 5-bay nave with north aisle and gabled open south porch, bay 2; 3-bay chancel. Rusticated quoins. The tower has c1800 round-arched belfry windows with impost band, coved cornice, battlemented parapet with corner pinnacles, offset diagonal buttresses and the roofline of an earlier steeply-pitched roof on the east face. South porch: 5 steps up to outer entrance - shallow segmental arch flanked by pilasters and projecting band over the arch with keystone dated 1697, pulvinated frieze and cornice; shaped kneelers, gable coping, cross at apex. Massive inner door of 3 panels, probably original. Nave: 4 cross windows in eared architraves with projecting sills supported on consoles and pulvinated friezes above. Continuous dripmould stepped out over windows, cavetto-moulded cornice above, stone gutter brackets to higher eaves line, shaped kneelers, gable coping. Chancel: south face - central 4-panel door in eared architrave with projecting keystone supporting sill of 2-light recessed chamfered window with flat-faced mullion; similar 2-light window to right and single light to left; window surrounds, dripmould, eaves cornice, gutter brackets as nave. Shaped kneeler and gable coping to right. East window: 3-light Perpendicular reusing medieval tracery; hoodmould. North side: 5 aisle windows to nave, 2-light with plain raised surrounds. Interior: Tuscan arcade of 4 round arches with cushion capitals to columns; similar chancel arch. Trefoil arch to piscina in chancel north wall. c1697 octagonal stone font with oak cover carved with scrolls and foliage; suspended from cast- iron brackets. The church is also referred to as dedicated to St Michael and St Lawrence.
Listing NGR: SE1948254102
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 331438
- 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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