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St Laurence

St Laurence

East Harptree

Somerset

Late C12, C13, C15 west tower with parapet restored 1633, late C19 restoration.

Architectural Features

Concrete tiles to nave, slates to chancel.

C19 lancet and C15 4-centred arched doorway on north side.

Fine animal gargoyles on string course below parapet.

West facade has Tudor arched doorway with hoodmould, plank door, and above, a 3-light Perpendicular window with hoodmould.

Nave has C13 six bay arcade with clustered shafts and moulded arches giving onto north aisle.

C13 moulded chancel arch, 2 piscinas with trilobed heads on chancel south wall, aumbry with panelled Jacobean doors on north wall.

Open C19 rafter roof on C15 embattled wooden wall plate to nave, chancel has C19 wagon roof.

Nave has Norman font, some C15 traceried bench ends, Jacobean panelling under tower arch, polygonal Jacobean pulpit with Jacobean and later panelling on south wall.

Fine early C20 War Memorial window to south wall and C19 stained glass to aisle windows.

Chancel has fragments of medieval wall painting on reveal of north window and above east window, late C19 painted censing angels either side of seated Christ.

C17 communion rails with turned balusters in 3 separated sections within C19 frames.

C19 stained glass in east window.

Monument to Sir John Newton now in south porch, formerly in church, re-erected 1883.