St Lawrence

Stained glass window by Morris and Co.

MATERIALS Sandstone ashlar except for most of the north wall which is built of stone rubble (in situ medieval stonework) and most of the east wall which is coursed, squared sandstone.

Plain red tile roof.

EXTERIOR Surviving medieval fabric appears to be restricted to the north wall and includes a small lancet window towards the east and, towards the west, a low, two-centred arched doorway with imposts, both being blocked.

INTERIOR The timber roof structure is exposed and is an arch braced truss roof supported by unadorned stone corbels, but with fine carving to the wall plates.

Stained Glass Windows by Douglas Strachan: North Window This is a memorial to Gertrude Bell, Sir Lowthian Bell's granddaughter.

It is highly distinctive with clever use of leadwork integrating the simple stone tracery with the pictorial depictions of the stained glass, the whole window surrounded by inscriptions to form a unified design.

The two-light window depicts figures of East and West, illustrating aspects of Bell's remarkable life.

West has a figure of a monk above a view of Magdalen College Oxford (Bell gained a First in Modern History at Lady Margaret Hall after just two years) and below a depiction of the Matterhorn East is represented by a female figure in exotic Arabic dress, above a view of Khadimain near Baghdad (she could be credited with the creation of the state of Iraq in the early 1920s through her role as an advisor to King Faisal and her various positions within British military intelligence), and below a depiction of a camel train Other decorative details draw further distinctions between East and West.

This window has additional technical interest as it is made up of different thicknesses of glass to provide different qualities to the light passing through the window.

SUBSIDIARY ITEM Lychgate by Philip Webb: Traditionally jointed, carved oak supporting a hipped roof with tiny gablettes, the roof finished with handmade plain tiles.