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St Lawrence

St Lawrence

Norwell CP

Nottinghamshire

C13, C14, C15, C16, C18, restored 1874 by Ewan Christian.

Architectural Features

Slate and plain tile roofs.

West tower, 4 stages, C13, with additions C15 and C18.

4 string courses, eaves band, 4 gargoyles, crenellated parapet with 4 crocketed pinnacles.

Third stage has 4 paired C13 lancets with chamfered mullions.

Fourth stage has 4 C15 triple lancets in splayed and rebated reveals with four centred arched heads.

North aisle, 2 bays, C14, has sill band, coved eaves, coped west gable.

West end has restored C14 triple lancet with Decorated tracery, chamfered mullion and reveal, and hood mould.

North side has central C14 doorway with hood mould and mask stops and remains of crocketed finial.

Flanked by single early C14 double lancets with chamfered mullions and reveals and hood moulds.

North transept, C14, single bay.

North side has restored C14 triple lancet with reticulated tracery, coved mullions, chamfered and rebated reveal, and hood mould.

Nave clerestory, C15, has coved eaves and crenellated parapet.

Chancel, C13, 3 bays, has C19 coved eaves band with decorative bosses, and to east, 2 diagonal buttresses, 3 setoffs.

East end has 5 light lancet, c.1300, with geometrical tracery, coved mullions,chamfered reveal and hood mould.

South side has central shouldered priest's door in chamfered reveal, and above it, C13 lancet with hood mould.

To right, a similar lancet, and to left, a C15 triple lancet with cusped transom, Decorated tracery, splayed mullions, chamfered and rebated reveal, and hood mould.

South aisle, C14, 3 bays, has coved eaves and crenellated parapet.

East end has early C14 triple lancet, restored, with cusped heads, geometrical tracery, splayed mullions, chamfered reveal and hood mould.

South side has to east a C14 double lancet with geomtrical tracery. splayed mullions, chamfered reveal, and hood mould.

West end has restored C14 quadruple lancet with ogee heads, cusped geometrical tracery, splay mullion, chamfered and rebated reveal and hood mould.

South transept, late C14, single bay, 2 pairs of corner buttresses to south, single plain buttress to east, corner pilasters with rebated corners, sill band, chamfered eaves band, crenellated parapet.

South porch, C14, has plain tile roof and coped south gable with cross, double chamfered and rebated south doorway with octagonal responds, moulded bases and capitals, and hood mould.

South doorway, late C12, has rebated and roll moulded round head, coved responds and small engaged shafts.

Nave south arcade, C13

C14, 4 bays, has to east 2 round piers with square plinths and water holding bases, octagonal waterleaf capitals.

To west, C14 pseudo-pier with half round respond.

North arcade, C14, 4 bays, has to east 2 octagonal piers with chamfered bases and complex moulded capitals.

C19 low pitched roof in C15 style.

Tower arch, C13, double chamfered and rebated, with filleted responds with moulded capitals and bases.

Tower chamber has patterned stained glass in west window, and chamfered doorway to tower.

North aisle has C14 pitched roof with cambered tie beams, tenoned purlins and chamfered timbers.

East window has stained glass by Kempe, 1903.

North wall has C14 tomb recess with segmental head, chamfered and with flanking shafts with moulded capitals.

To its right, C13 aumbry with hood mould and mask stops.

Above, stained glass window, c.1898.

South east corner has steps leading to cove moulded C13 entry to rood stair.

Good C15 roof, low pitched, deeply moulded principal timbers and rafters, large foliate central and flanking bosses, single mask boss.

South aisle has east window with C19 stained glass.

South side has, to east, C14 arch to south transpet, double chamfered and rebated. with keeled responds, moulded octagonal capitals and round bases.

To west, C14 tomb recess with moulded pointed head, hood mould and round shafts.

South transept has in south east corner a combined aumbry and piscina, C14, with cusped trefoil head, foliate and mask spandrels, and hood mould with mask stops.

To its right, tomb recess, C14, with segmental head, coved and keeled roll moulded, with shaft responds, hood mould and mask stops.

Chancel arch, C13, double chamfered and rebated, with hood mould and moulded conical imposts.

East window has stained glass, 1908, probably by Kempe.

Pulpit by Ewan Christian.

Plain C19 lectern with octagonal stem.

C19 stalls with carving and traceried panels.

C19 font with octagonal base, square stem with 4 flanking shafts, chamfered octagonal bowl with incised panels.

Monuments include foliated cross slab, early C14 female figure, C14 effigy of Knight, said to be Sir John di Lisure, 1330.

C14 mask corbel in north transpet.

Alabaster Renaissance revival style wall monument with square foliate panel carrying central inscribed slate tablet with moulded edges, scrolled apron and flanking Ionic columns on brackets.

To Elizabeth Ayloff, 1629.

Brass with Arms to Edward and Anne Dallow, 1657-58.

2 convex marble wall tablets with moulded bases and curved heads with angels, 1755 and 1772.

Brasses 1864 and 1882.

2 wooden war memorials, 1918 and 1945.

2 C20 memorials.