Church of St Lawrence

CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1178330
Date first listed:
02-Jan-1986
List Entry Name:
Church of St Lawrence
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1178330
Date first listed:
02-Jan-1986
List Entry Name:
Church of St Lawrence
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Staffordshire
District:
South Staffordshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Coppenhall
National Grid Reference:
SJ 90775 19409

Details

SJ 91 NW DUNSTON AND COPPENHALL C.P. COPPENHALL

3/33 Church of St. Lawrence

GV II*

Parish church. Early C13, restored c.1866. Ashlar; plain tile roofs. 3-bay nave and 2-bay chancel with buttresses at the junction and at the east end. Early English style. Nave and chancel have lancet windows, those to south wall of nave restored c.1866; 3 lancets in east wall, the southernmost is round headed, each window head is cut from a single stone, circular window of c.1866 to gable above, the west wall has 3 graded lancets with a single pointed relieving arch over; pointed west doorway with roll and fillet moulded arch and jambs and hood mould. Timber bellcote of c.1866 above with louvred sides. Interior: Pointed chancel arch with keeled roll moulding, springing from engaged semi-circular columns with double roll moulded bases and concave capitals; the 3 western lancets are set beneath a single pointed rere-arch, nave roof has king- posts, with curved braces extending from posts to ridge piece and purlins. Fittings: Font of c.1866, moulded base, octagonal pedestal and rounded bowl; pulpit of c.1866, stone, trefoiled arch panels containing the symbols of the 4 evangelists; altar rail of c.1866, wooden, open trefoil-headed arcade. V.C.H. Vol. 5;B.0.E. P. 108.

Listing NGR: SJ9077519409

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
271681
Legacy System:
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Sources

Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Stafford, (1959)
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Staffordshire, (1974), 108

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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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