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St Lawrence

St Lawrence

Brundall

Norfolk

C13, extended and restored circa C1900, and to the west in later C20.

Architectural Features

C13 2 bay nave with western south door, and single light C19 window.

St Lawrence is a small church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/861834 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/861835 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/861836 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/861839 with a double bellcote instead of a tower. A north aisle was added in 1900 and the church interior is extensively restored.  The stained glass windows date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the east window is by Clayton & Bell (c. 1870) and there is a west window by Kempe (d. 1908). The circular font > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/861841 dates from the 13th century and is the only lead font in Norfolk; it is decorated with crucifixes and ornamental strips and has some old, scratched-in graffiti (detail seen here). The church is open every day.

C13 lead font bowl decorated with the Crucifixus and a knot of fleur-de-1is alternating round circular bowl.

St Lawrence is a small church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/861834 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/861835 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/861836 - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/861839 with a double bellcote instead of a tower. A north aisle was added in 1900 and the church interior is extensively restored. The stained glass windows date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the east window is by Clayton & Bell (c. 1870) and there is a west window by Kempe (d. 1908). The circular font > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/861841 dates from the 13th century and is the only lead font in Norfolk; it is decorated with crucifixes and ornamental strips and has some old, scratched-in graffiti (detail seen here). The church is open every day.

© Evelyn Simak

Included II* for font.