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The Parish Church of St Lawrence

The Parish Church Of St Lawrence

Barlow

Derbyshire

Early C13, with additions

Architectural Features

alterations C14

C15, and neo-Romanesque chancel 1867, by S Rollinson.

Six-bay nave with blocked clerestorey lights to first bay, one square-headed, the other a former C17 two-light window with segmental arched heads.

"C13 quoined doorway with a semi-circular arched head, springing from plainly-moulded imposts. Above, a chamfered hood mould, with a stone head set above it. Planked and studded door, set into a panelled oak surround, with a semi-circular head" from listing at https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1033277

The porch encloses a C13 quoined doorway with a semi-circular arched head, springing from plainly-moulded imposts.

"C13 quoined doorway with a semi-circular arched head, springing from plainly-moulded imposts. Above, a chamfered hood mould, with a stone head set above it. Planked and studded door, set into a panelled oak surround, with a semi-circular head" from listing at https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1033277

© Dave Dunford

"Blocked priests door, C13, with massive irregular quoins and rounded ends to deep lintel." https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1033277

Blocked priests door, C13, with massive irregular quoins and rounded ends to deep lintel.

"Blocked priests door, C13, with massive irregular quoins and rounded ends to deep lintel." https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1033277

© Dave Dunford

Organ to west end, and above a C19 font, with a circular bowl with foliage decoration, standing on a moulded stem.

Window in nave north wall retains medieval splayed reveals.

Reset medieval piscina in chancel wall, disturbed during demolition of earlier east end in 1967 as part of remodelling.

To the south side of the chancel arch, taping stone slab, possibly a reset coffin cover, with inscription in Norman French, and in Lombardic characters, in memory of Julia, wife of Adam Francis d. 1250.

Incised alabastor slab, set against transeptal south chapel wall to Robert Barley d. 1467 and his wife (in fact buried at All Saints, Derby).