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St Lawrence

St Lawrence

Church Stretton

Shropshire

C12 nave with C13 transepts, crossing

Architectural Features

chancel, tower upper stage C15, vestry added 1831, transept aisles added 1868 in restoration by S. Pountney Smith, restored 1882 and 1932.

Plain-tile roofs with partly ornamental ridges and with ashlar coped gables, plain-tiled pyramid tower roof.

On north side to left is probable early C17 pointed window with twin lancet tracery and hoodmould with partly restored label stops

to centre is projecting late C19 gabled organ chamber with imitation Norman-style interlaced arcade decoration

to left is pointed window and C16 flat-headed window above, both with chamfered surrounds.

North transept: C14 pointed arched window with Decorated-style tracery of three cusped lancets and quatrefoils.

C13 lancet to left return side.

Right return wall with C13 lancet.

Nave: north side with wide flat buttress in centre containing C12 doorway with double roll-moulded semicircular arch and hoodmould, internally blocked door.

An ancient fertility symbol over the north door of the church of St Laurence.

Sheila-na-gig set in wall over.

An ancient fertility symbol over the north door of the church of St Laurence.

© pam fray

South side with C13 pointed window with twin lancet tracery.

West end has corners with broad flat clasping buttresses, early C17 tall pointed window with Decorated-style tracery, datestone over dated both 1619 and 1978.

Tower: three stages with two stages above nave roof with diagonal stepped buttresses, dripmould string courses featuring corner and central gargoyles and carved bosses.

South transept has arched brace collar-truss roof with central tier of opposing carved windbraces.

C13 trussed rafter roof in nave.

Transitional pointed arches under the tower crossing, with restored capitals of square moulded abaci and capitals with volutes, stiff-leaf carving and heads.

Norman south door with one order of shafts and one capital with volutes now forms the entrance to the vestry.

Transitional C12 doors in the north transept aisle arcade.

Carved reredos dated 1647

panelling near the font is made of the old pulpit.

Perpendicular-style font of carved octagonal bowl set on pedestal.

Stained glass by Betton and Evans of Shrewsbury.