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St Laurence

St Laurence

Turves Green

West Midlands

SF 07 NW 16/6 5104 25.4.52 CHURCH HILL Northfield B31 Church of St Laurence (Formerly listed as Church of St Lawrence) I C12, C13, C14 and C15 with north aisle of 1900 in a C14 style by G F Bodley.

Architectural Features

Aisles, nave, chancel and west tower of the C12 build the round arched doorway of circa 1170 reset in the Bodley north aisle with double order, the inner zigzag,and with 2 break heads - also C12 the lights with carved animal heads in the north and south faces of the tower.

The C13 south aisle therefore replaced an earlier aisle.

Also of the C13 the lower stage of the west tower.

The 4 bay octagonal pier arcade to the south aisle is C14.

In the C15 the upper stage of the tower was rebuilt and the half timbered porch on its sandstone base added.

The north arcade and aisle are a fine addition in matching C14 style by Bodley in 1900.

This roof structure is probably a late C15 alteration of the Cl3 chancel roof contemporary with the replacement of the nave roof.

The pulpit has reused C15 elements from the former screen.

Royal Arms, Hanoverian, above the tower arch.