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St Lawrence

St Lawrence

Scunthorpe

Lincolnshire

C12 - C14, upper stage of tower rebuilt C17, alterations to south aisle and chancel in 1841 and later C19, roofs replaced in 1913 when a new nave, north aisle and chancel were added on the north side by Sir Charles Nicholson.

Architectural Features

2-stage tower has diagonal buttresses, west lancet with hood-mould, string-course and re-set C12 2-light pointed belfry openings with nook shafts and trefoiled heads, flanked by re-set parapet details.

South porch has C12 dogtooth moulded pointed-arch door with moulded capitals for nook shafts, stone- coped gable and slate roof, and an C18 inner doorway with round arch and moulded capitals.

Interior: C14 south arcade with octagonal piers, plain moulded capitals and double-chamfered pointed arches.

Late C12 north arcade with cylindrical piers, scalloped capitals, one with a carved corner head,

early C13 pointed arches with keeled and pellet mouldings.

C12 narrow pointed tower arch, double-chamfered with responds.

C13 double-chamfered chancel arch with triple-shafted responds and moulded capitals.

Chapel has marble wall monuments to Healey family, including those by M Taylor, York , Skelton, York and W Audby, Hull , the latter 2 with carved coffins.

C17 grave-slabs in the floor.

This rare lead font comes from the church of St. Mary, Barnetby-Le-Wold [[118757]] and is dated to about the year 1170. It is now housed in the North Lincolnshire Museum, Oswald Street, Scunthorpe. For a closer view of the pattern see [[272441]].

C12 font on clustered shaft base with C17 carved wooden font cover.

This rare lead font comes from the church of St. Mary, Barnetby-Le-Wold [[118757]] and is dated to about the year 1170. It is now housed in the North Lincolnshire Museum, Oswald Street, Scunthorpe. For a closer view of the pattern see [[272441]].

© David Wright