Church of St Laurence
CHURCH OF ST LAURENCE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1265703
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Laurence
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST LAURENCE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1265703
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Laurence
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST LAURENCE
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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.
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 LAURENCE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- Staffordshire Moorlands (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Warslow and Elkstones
- National Park:
- Peak District
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 08635 58640
Details
SK 05 NE WARSLOW AND ELKSTONES C.P. WARSLOW
4/151 Church of St. Laurence
1/2/67 - II
Parish Church. 1820 with additions of 1908 by Lynam and Sons. Rough faced ashlar with rusticated ashlar quoins to nave, porch and tower; clay tile roofs with coped verges on kneelers. 2 bay chancel; 4 bay nave; South transept; North vestry. South porch; West tower; mainly round headed windows and doors. Chancel: roll moulded windows: tripartite East window with raised keys and bracketed sill; circular light above with re-set datestone of 1631 over; buttresses to each side of East window. Nave: windows have raised keys, imposts and sills; moulded cornice and plain parapet. Door with rusticated surround to gabled South Porch dated 1970. South transept has 2 lights to South and lunette above dated 1908 on sill. West tower of 3 stages; West door with rusticated surround, square windows to ground floor; crenellated parapet and corner finials. Interior: Very wide round headed chancel arch with roll moulding, springing from moulded corbels; widely splayed pointed doorway to West tower. Plaster ceiling to nave with central roundel and suspended brass chandalier; open timber roof to chancel of 2 collars with raking struts in between braced from the upper collar; tie beam is braced from the wallplate. Fittings: Early C19 wooden West gallery; Romanesque font; roughly circular bowl with 4 roughly moulded strips attached; box pew in S.E. corner of nave and bench pews, all early C19; North and South windows of Chancel have decorative mosaic surrounds; 1 stained glass window of 1880 and 1 of 1920 both in nave, East window is 1910.
Listing NGR: SK0863558640
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 424161
- 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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