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St Lawrence

St Lawrence

Winchester, Hampshire

C13 doorway

Architectural Features

Rebuilding of the church is recorded in 1475-7. It was used as a school in the C17 and restored to use as a church in 1672

INTERIOR: The interior is an almost square single space dominated by a large stained glass east window and the unusual vernacular roof with a completely plain finish, dating from c1672

C13 doorway in N wall

1860 Caen stone font with carved octagonal stone bowl with fleurons carved under the bowl and an octagonal stem

Panelled dado to walls, mostly C20, with C17 style dado to the N and S walls at the E end commemorating individuals who died in World War I. Choir stalls with poppyhead ends

The church also has a number of wall monuments, including some of C18 date

A number of wall monuments also add significance as they testify to the continuing importance of the church to its community

A C17 style dado also functions as a memorial to individuals who died in the First World War