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St Laurence

St Laurence

Snarford CP

Lincolnshire

C12, C14, C15, C16 and C19 restoration.

Architectural Features

The C12 tower has one stage with plinth, string sill course and hipped slate roof.

The C15 west window surround has a hood mould and one label stop, with C20 glazing.

Above is a C14 ogee headed light.

In the north wall of the nave is a blocked C14 pointed doorway with hacked back hood mould.

Further west are 2 C15 2 light windows with ogee headed lights and panel tracery, hood moulds and human head label stops.

In the west wall of the north chapel is a C16 double chamfered 2 light window with mullion and hood mould.

The chancel south wall has 2 C15 2 light windows with C19 recut tracery.

The C15 south door has 2 rolled orders, separated by a quirk and a 4 centred arched head with hood mould and human head label stop.

The C14 tower arch has octagonal responds and capitals and a double chamfered arch.

The C15 chancel arch has 2 chamfers, without capitals but having octagonal bases.

Fifteenth century octagonal font adorned with symbols of the passion

All fittings C19 except font which is C15 and octagonal with spurred base and in the upper panels heads, shields and foliage.

Fifteenth century octagonal font adorned with symbols of the passion

© Richard Croft

Monuments.

In the tower a C15 ledger slab with black lettered inscription reused as a floor stone.

In the chancel and north chapel is an important collection of monuments to the St.Pol family.

In the chancel, behind the altar, is a fine freestanding tomb chest with canopy of Sir Thomas St. Pol d. 1588, and his wife.

At the centre of the canopy is a raised altar bearing shields and surmounted by the kneeling figure of the heir clad in armour.

In front kneels a larger figure of a girl.

The monument is all painted and gilded.

On the north wall of the chapel is a further elaborate tomb to Sir George St.Pol d. 1613 and his wife.

A base supporting the reclining figures of the deceased with composite pillars supporting an entablature and armorial termination.

In the base is a central semi-circular niche containing a carving of the deceased's daughter, flanked by niches containing mourning putti.

Above on the lower step is a figure of Frances in full mourning dress with formal ruff and hat, reclining on a cushion holding a prayer book.

The figures are contained in a semi-circular headed recess with roses in the archivolt and on the back wall is an inscribed rectangular panel with scrolls and memento mori.

In the north wall of the chapel is an alabaster wall plaque to Robert Lord Rich, Earl of Warwick, d. 1619, depicting head and shoulder portrait sculpture of deceased full face, with a profile of his wife behind, set in a circular medallion.

On the east wall of the chapel and in the south wall of the chancel are 2 inscribed brass wall plaques, the latter dated 1597 and contained in a stone surround.