Church of St Lawrence, Didmarton explained
Church of St Lawrence |
Denomination: | Church of England |
Diocese: | Gloucester |
Province: | Canterbury |
Heritage Designation: | Grade I listed building |
Designated Date: | 6 September 1954 |
Pushpin Map: | Gloucestershire |
Benefice: | Badminton |
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]
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.
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.[3]
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.[4] Behind the pulpit is a decalogue with the Ten Commandments.[5]
The font has a stem from the 12th century, bowl from the 14th and an 18th-century wooden cover.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Church of St. Lawrence . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 9 October 2020 . 9 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009130807/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1089699 . live .
- Bryant . R. . Observations at Didmarton Church, 1981 . Transactions of the Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society . 1983 . 101 . 183–185 . 2020-10-09 . 2006-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061116033958/http://www.glos.ac.uk/bgas/tbgas/v101/bg101183.pdf . live .
- Web site: St Lawrence's Church, Didmarton . Church Database . 9 October 2020.
- Web site: St Lawrence, Didmarton . Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust . 9 October 2020 . 4 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804030525/https://ghct.org.uk/church/st-lawrence-didmarton . live .
- Book: Lees . Hilary . Porch and pew: Small churches of the Cotswolds . 1998 . Walnut Tree . 978-0948251924. 29–30.
- Web site: St Lawrence's, Didmarton . Badminton Churches . 9 October 2020 . 2 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170702071828/http://www.badmintonchurch.org.uk/churches/didmarton . live .