St Lawrence

clay plain tile roof.

late C15 ashlar Perpendicular south porch with diagonal corner buttresses and crenellated parapet

The south porch of Longney church dates from around 1500.

© Philip Halling

Perpendicular 3-light rectilinear traceried window in buttressed south nave wall, with early C14 two-light with Y-tracery to right

Longney church is dedicated to St Laurence and mainly dates from the 14th century. The church was restored in 1873-74 by FS Waller & Son.

© Philip Halling

C15 three-light with trefoil-headed lancets in square-headed opening in recess between porch and tower.

two 2-light Decorated windows set either side of plain pointed C13 doorway with heavy plank door

late C15 timber framed north porch with trefoil-headed side openings above internal wooden seats

carved bargeboards to crown post roof with cusped-arched bracing to tie-beams

C14 three-light west window with string course above and below.

Tower of 3 stages with diagonal offset buttresses to lower stage and C14 south window with Y-tracery

C15 ashlar belfry with large 2-light Perpendicular opening in each tower face having stone louvres

moulded crenellated parapet with moulded string course below linking animal gargoyles, one to each tower face.

South chapel: C19 restored late C13 south priest's doorway in buttressed south chapel wall

C15 three-light to left with C19 relieving arch

plain chamfered C14 arches to east and north sides of tower

2-bay late C13 pointed arched arcade between chancel and south chapel having circular central column with moulded capital and base

Late C13 south piscina to chancel and south chapel

C14 mortuary recess in north chancel wall with medieval tiled shelf, one tile having Berkeley arms

Cl9 hexagonal-fronted timber pulpit with pierced tracery to faces.

C14 octagonal stone font with richly panelled bowl and buttressed pedestal.

Provincial Baroque memorial on north nave wall with richly carved and undercut border to oval inscription panel surmounted by bust flanked by open inscribed books, inscribed to Rich Littleton, died 1713