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St Laurence and St James

St Laurence And St James

Long Eaton

Derbyshire

C15, rebuilt in 1868 by G E Street, who used the original nave and chancel as his new south aisle and chapel, and added a large nave, north aisle, chancel and north vestry.

Architectural Features

Steeply pitched plain tile roofs with lapped stone coped gables and ridge crosses except for south chapel which has flat roof.

Three stage C15 western tower has stepped angle buttress rising to half way up the tower, and a deep moulded plinth.

Above is a moulded stringcourse with central gargoyles, embattled parapets and a recessed octagonal stone spire.

South elevation of the chapel has one 2-light flat headed window with cusped mouchettes over cusped lights and numerous scattered pieces of C12 carving.

Beyond to west is the porch which has a plain chamfered pointed outer door and a splendid C12 semi-circular headed inner door.

Beyond the porch is a flat headed 2-light window similar to that to east with returned hoodmould and carved labelstops.

Interior has four bay north and south arcades with double chamfered pointed arches on columns with moulded capitals and bases, also a moulded pointed chancel arch with soffit moulding on corbels and a small C15, moulded pointed tower arch with soffit mould also on corbels.

Original chancel arch, now in south aisle, is a C12 semi- circular headed arch with impost band and hood.

Carved oak choir stalls, altar and altar rails are dated 1936.

The pulpit, also in timber, is c1949 and nave has very plain C19 pews.

C19 stone font has moulded circular stem and bowl with cusped blind panelling, also wooden cover.

South aisle has small segment headed piscina to south wall and to north side of chapel arch is a painted stone plaque inscribed 'Henry Howit John Baret Chur: warden 1696 and Edward Carter Cleark 55 YE'.

Memorials are mostly mid C19 and later, in the south aisle there are two enamelled brass plaques of c1870 and c1876, one slate plaque of c1890, one slate and white marble one of c1850 and one marble and mosaic one of c1912.

West wall of south aisle has very blackened hatchment.

Chancel has three small brass memorials and the south chapel has one slate and white marble wall memorial to Philip Tallents who died 1843, also the north aisle has one marble plaque of c1915 and a brass war memorial.

Late C19 stained glass to chancel east window, chancel north window and three north aisle windows.

South chapel has stained glass c1950 to east and south windows and south aisle has one stained glass window of similar date.

The other window in south aisle has c1910 stained glass, and the rose window over the south chapel arch has c1869 coloured glass.