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St Lawrence

St Lawrence

Eriswell

Suffolk

Medieval, restored 1874.

Architectural Features

these became the south aisle and chapel respectively in early C14, and of this date are present nave, chancel, tower and porch.

Mid or late C13 features include: lancets in south chapel wall, large 2-light east chapel window, 2- and 3- light south windows with intersecting tracery, moulded south doorway (beside it is a sepulchral recess containing a coffin slab with floriated cross).

Beneath the kneeler of the west parapet gable is a carved mask.

The early C14 work is rich in detail: - 2-stage tower with massive buttressing, 2-light belfry openings and mask - carved gargoyles

the latter has a C15 image niche above.

Tower doorway has a pair of oak-boarded mediaeval doors, and above it is a sanctus bell window.

Early C14 rood screen has 4 lights on either side with balusters and traceried heads

Octagonal limestone font, c.1300

the bowl carved with sunk quatrefoils, the stem with attached shafts having moulded capitals and bases.

In the aisle is a set of 7 C15 pews, most having poppyheads, some with carved figures

6 similar pews in the nave have better-preserved figures.

There are fragments of medieval glass in the north chancel windows.