St Lawrence Church | |
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51°41′38″N 1°41′26″W / 51.69387°N 1.69043°W | |
Location | Lechlade, Gloucestershire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | https://www.stlawrencelechlade.org.uk/ |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
Designated | 26 November 1958 |
Completed | 1476 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Gloucester |
Archdeaconry | Cheltenham |
Deanery | Cirencester |
Benefice | South Cotswold Team Ministry |
Parish | Lechlade |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Dr Andrew Cinnamond |
Laity | |
Organist/Director of music | Vacant |
Director of music | Rachel Bath |
Organist(s) | Vacant |
Churchwarden(s) | Richard Bell and Susan Holmes |
The Anglican St Lawrence Church, dedicated to St. Lawrence of Rome, is the Church of England parish church of Lechlade in Gloucestershire, England. The church building is Grade I listed[1] and is described with admiration in Simon Jenkins's England's Thousand Best Churches.[2]
The current church was built on the site of an earlier one and was completed in 1476. The roof and parts of the structure were replaced following a fire in the early 16th century. Various refurbishments have been undertaken since, including the installation of a gallery in 1740. Percy Bysshe Shelley composed a poem after visiting the churchyard in 1815.
The church is notable for its eight-sided spire above the tower. The internal fixtures and fittings include a brass chandelier, 13th-century piscina and carvings including the figure of the martyrdom of St Agatha.