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St Lawrence

St Lawrence

Gotham

Nottinghamshire

C13, C14, C15, restored 1789, repaired 1869.

Architectural Features

Dressed coursed rubble and ashlar C13 tower set on a chamfered plinth with moulded band over of 3 stages with bands, corbel table and broach spire.

North side with single C13 lancet, south side with single similar larger lancet and 3 rectangular stair lights.

The west wall of the rendered north aisle has a single restored C14 arched 2 light window with reticulated tracery, hood mould and human head label stops.

The north wall has a single C14 arched 2 light window with cusped tracery, hood mould and label stops.

To theleft is a single C14 arched 2 light window with reticulated tracery, hood mould and human head label stops.

The east wall has a single C14 2 ight window with reticulated tracery under a flat arch.

In the dressed coursed rubble and ashlar clerestory are 5 pointed segmental arched C15 3 light windows with cusped panel tracery, hood moulds and label stops.

The rendered chancel is set on a plinth to the north and has 2 C14 arched windows each with 2 ogee arched and cusped lights, hood mould and label stops, that on the left is smaller.

The east end is on a deeper plinth and has a single restored arched 3 light C15 window with cusped panel tracery, hood mould and label stops.

The south chancel has a single window corresponding to the north, to the left is a single C14 window with 2 ogee arched and cusped lights and cusped tracery under a flat arch.

The east wall of the ashlar and rendered south aisle has a single early C14 arched 2 light window with Y tracery, hood mould and human head label stops.

Further left is a single arched C14 window with 2 arched lights, single quatrefoil, hood mould and human head label stops.

The west wall has a single C14 arched 2 light window with reticulated tracery, hood mould and human head label stops.

Early C13 south 5 bay arcade with circular columns, the westernmost column with moulded capital, that to its east with waterleaf moulding, the capital further east is decorated with single human head at each corner, from each mouth sprout foliate tendrils.

5 bay C14 north arcade with octagnal columns, moulded capitals and double chamfered arches.

The eastern respond being a carved human head.

Inner order supported on carved human heads.

2 carved oak chests, remaining furniture C19 or C20, with C19 octagonal font with quatrefoil panels.

South aisle has a memorial to Anne Borrow, 1799, the apron and crown both decorated with single shields.

The memorial to John Barrow, 1707, has a shaped crown topped with segmental pediment surmounted by a small urn.

The memorial to Samuel Martin, 1775, has a small shield on the apron and an urn surmounting the crown.

Under this memorial is a slate tablet with biblical text.

The east chancel has a wall tablet with moulded surround to Gergii Loxcroete, 1619.

There is a memorial to John Bridges, 1710, single Corinthian pilasters flank the inscription and support a segmental pediment topped with decorative shield.

A carved angel's head supports the apron.

On the west chancel wall is a memorial to John Foxcroft, 1662, the inscription is surmounted by a broken pediment containing a decorative shield.

On the north wall is a memorial to John St. Andrew and his wife, 1625.

Above and set into a niche are single kneeling male and female figures facing one another with 3 further small damaged kneeling figures and child in a cradle.

On the south wall is an early C17 memorial to Will St. Andrew and his wives, some strapwork under the inscription tablets, set into a recess above are 2 female kneeling figures with 4 further small kneeling figures.

Each of the larger figures with arch over with decorated spandrels.

Over and set into an arched niche is a single kneeling male figure.

2 C17 floor slabs in the chancel.

North aisle roof with chamfered and C16 moulded beams.

South aisle roof with C17 chamfered beams.