Church of St Lawrence
CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1176241
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lawrence
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1176241
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lawrence
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Tellisford
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 79020 54045
Details
ST75SE TELLISFORD CP WOOLVERTON
4/498 Church of St. Lawrence
11.3.68
GV II
Church. C14 and early C15, restored in C19. Coursed rough faced Doulting stone and plain clay tile roofs with coped gables, finials and crosses. West Tower, Nave with South Porch and Chancel. Tower in 3 stages and 2 stage octagonal spire with finial and weather vane. Quatrefoil cusped openings on 4 sides, now blocked. 2-light windows to bell-chamber, blocked on East side. Battlemented parapet. To West of Tower, a vestibule with diagonal corner buttresses, slate roof with coped gable. Nave, two 2-light windows and central South porch with diagonal corner buttresses, slate roof with coped gable. Three, 2-light windows on North side. Chancel, single 2-light window rebuilt 1888/9. Early English cusped tracery under cusped arches with drip moulds. Interior: South Porch has pointed stone vault with 3 ribs on carved corbels and pointed arch to entrance, door vertical boarded with "Y" framework. Nave: barrel roof with 3-tie beams, plaster ceiling has been removed. Chancel arch said to be C13, pine boarded and panelled ceiling to Chancel. Perpendicular style font. C17 chairs, stools and altar table. Memorials include Thomas Wooley 1835, Thomas Meade 1845. External: On South East quoin stone to Nave, 3 inscribed dials; and on South East quoin to Chancel, inscribed in fine lettering "BM 212 FEET ABOVE THE SEA'.
Listing NGR: ST7902054045
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 267447
- 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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