Church of St Lawrence
CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, BURY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1180661
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lawrence
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, BURY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1180661
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Lawrence
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, BURY ROAD
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, BURY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- West Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lackford
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 79764 70283
Details
TL 77 SE LACKFORD BURY ROAD
1/66 Church of St. Lawrence 14.7.55
- II*
Church; mediaeval. Flint walls with limestone dressings, gault brick at eaves, parapets and verges. Plain tiled roofs. C14 west tower in 3 stages, mid C14 west window, C16 crenellated brick parapets, C15 belfry openings on 4 sides. Boiler house, vestry and north aisle 1868: small windows with 2-centred heads, flanked by buttresses. East chancel window c.1500, 3 lights, traceried. Lancet window on north and south side of chancel. Nave windows south side: C15 2- light, and large C14 2-light with Y-tracery. South porch early C14; opening has 2-centred arch with polygonal shafts and prominent moulded capital and base; C.20 roof. C15 south door with C19 pine door leaves, a C12 semi-circular door arch visible above internally, restored C19. C15 coupled rafter roof in nave and chancel. Tall C15 tower arch with engaged shafts. North nave arcade late C13. Evidence for former central tower and north chapel; a squint and piscina in north wall has moulded head and shafts on both faces. Broad, unmoulded chancel arch. Chancel north wall recessed for bench and sepulchre, south wall has late C13 sedilia. East window has C19 glass; flanking niche Nave pews plain, 1868. C15 benches with poppy head ends refixed to north aisle wall. Octagonal early C17 pulpit. Octagonal C14 font with foliage in sunk panels.
Listing NGR: TL7976470283
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 283773
- 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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