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St Lawrence and coffin lids and benches on south side

St Lawrence And Coffin Lids And Benches On South Side

Biddulph

Staffordshire

C15 core

Architectural Features

blue machine tile roof to nave, lead to aisles, (invisible behind parapets).

Tower: C15 of four stages

cavetto strings define bell chamber with gargoyles to centre of upper strings on outer sides

intensely patterned encaustic tile and marble floor with Heath coat-of-arms to centre, decorative wrought iron railed enclosure to the Church's major Monument: William and Mary Heath of 1872, by Matthew Noble, in marble

the former life-sized set under the figure of Christ, all against a pointed arch-headed ground

Bowyer Memorial: a chest tomb of 1649 in marble, partly vaulted under tower

slab top with inscribed edge and painted carved coats-of-arms to longer sides, 18 to north and three to south

further Bowyer wall memorial of 1749 to north aisle

Font: of drum shape

octagonal oak Pulpit on stem, stone altar with blind tracery similar to chancel sides.

Fragments of medieval glass retained in east window, including coat-of-arms of Biddulph family.

Painted hatchment to south wall of nave.