Church of St Lawrence, Didmarton

The Anglican Church of St Lawrence at Didmarton in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 13th century. It is a grade I listed building.[1]

Church of St Lawrence
Church of St Lawrence is located in Gloucestershire
Church of St Lawrence
Church of St Lawrence
51.5856°N 2.2578°W / 51.5856; -2.2578
DenominationChurch of England
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed building
Designated6 September 1954
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseGloucester
BeneficeBadminton

History

The church was originally built in the 12th and 13th centuries, revised in the 15th, and underwent extensive renovation in the 18th.[1][2]

North and West galleries, for minstrels and those who could not afford box pews have been removed.[3]

In 1872 the church was described as redundant but in 1992 was restored to be the parish church of Didmarton with Oldbury-on-the-Hill.[4]

Architecture

The L-shaped stone building has stone slate roofs with a small bellcote. It consists of a transept, chancel and sanctuary.[1]

Inside the church are box pews and a triple decker oak pulpit.[5] Behind the pulpit is a decalogue with the Ten Commandments.[3]

The font has a stem from the 12th century, bowl from the 14th and an 18th-century wooden cover.[6]

References

  1. "Church of St. Lawrence". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. Bryant, R. (1983). "Observations at Didmarton Church, 1981" (PDF). Transactions of the Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. 101: 183–185. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. Lees, Hilary (1998). Porch and pew: Small churches of the Cotswolds. Walnut Tree. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-0948251924.
  4. "St Lawrence's Church, Didmarton". Church Database. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. "St Lawrence, Didmarton". Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. "St Lawrence's, Didmarton". Badminton Churches. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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