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St. Laurence

Chalvey

Berkshire

Early C12 tower, rest of late C12, restoration and additions of south aisle and vestry in 1850-1 by Benjamin Ferrey, tower altered in 1906

Architectural Features

Old tile roofs, separately over nave and aisle, and timber bellcote at east end of aisle with hipped roof and cross

Nave: north side: four round arched windows and two-light C15 window to left

Interior: five bay C15 chamfered crown post nave roof

Fittings include: C12 circular stone font with blind arcading

C19 octagonal stone font

reset C15 wooden archway at east end of south aisle with shafts, cusping and dogtooth ornament

C15 alabaster Trinity in south wall of tower

Monuments include: early C16 brass of Knight with two wives, brass to E. Bulstrade and wife of 1599, and Grecian tablet of 1822 by J. Theakston to Sir William Hershel, the astronomer

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