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, St Marys Church, Horsham, England, United Kingdom, UK
**St Mary's Church in Horsham, England, captured on a mid-May afternoon (15:17). The historic stone structure, with its prominent spire and visible clock, is set against a partly cloudy sky. Lush green foliage frames the building, with the churchyard visible in the foreground.**
, St Marys Church, Horsham, England, United Kingdom, UK
**Caption:**
St Mary's Church in Horsham, England, pictured on a May afternoon (14:42). The photograph features the historic stone church with its prominent spire and traditional architecture, set against a blue sky with light, wispy clouds. In the foreground, the churchyard with numerous weathered gravestones and a wooden bench is visible, indicative of the site's long history as a place of worship and burial.
A day out in the City of Hereford.
A view down St Nicholas Street to St Nicholas' Church.
Grade II listed building
Church of St Nicholas
Details
HEREFORD
SO5039NE FRIAR'S STREET 683-1/2/167 (East side) CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS and attached gate and railings
GV II
Parish Church. c1842, by Thomas Duckham of Hereford. Dressed and ashlar sandstone; Welsh slate roof. Nave, aisles and west tower. South front: 7 lancet windows with hood mouldings and lattice-glazing, between ashlar buttresses; central stone coped ashlar porch with buttresses, and studded plank door. East front: 3-light lancet with stained glass; trefoil opening; cross-finial; octagonal spur-buttresses with pyramid finials; single lancets to aisles; single-storey vestry, to right. Tower has west entrance; corner buttresses; blind lancets and bullseye lights; bands; paired lancets with louvres; corbelled cornice to parapet. Blind lancets to aisles. Cast-iron railings extend from vestry, north-east for approx. 30m., including gate, with acorn finials; ashlar-coped dwarf-wall.
Listing NGR: SO5067839782
A day out in the City of Hereford.
All Saints Church, Hereford.
Between Eign Gate, All Saints Street and Bewell Street.
Grade II* listed building
Church of All Saints
Details
HEREFORD
SO5040SE HIGH STREET 683-1/6/181 (North side) 10/06/52 Church of All Saints
GV II*
Parish church. C13 and C14. Coursed rubble; ashlar sandstone; slate and tile roof; ashlar tower and spire. Nave; chancel; south aisles; tower with spire; north and south chapels. EXTERIOR: North front: 5 Perpendicular windows with stained and coloured glass; stepped buttresses; moulded parapet; gargoyles. East front: 4-light stained glass window with cinquefoil head, under pointed arch. West front: C20 restored window; 4-light window to South aisle. South front: porch with wrought-iron gates and plank doors, under enriched pointed arch with moulded and decorated spandrels, and castellated parapet; doorway to North under moulded pointed arch with enriched spandrels, moulded jambs, and hood-moulding; various 2-and 3-light mullions; enriched buttress finials. Castellated tower with corner buttresses and louvred lancets; ribbed spire with finials to louvred lancets, and weathercock. INTERIOR: pulpit, c1621. C14 stalls with misericordes, and chest. C16 font (from which David Garrick was baptised in 1717); C17 reredos; C15 tiles and wall painting; Chained Library of some 300 books, the second largest in England (The largest being held at Hereford Cathedral (qv)). (Duncumb J: History of the County of Hereford: 1804-: 592-597).
Listing NGR: SO5089240043
A day out in the City of Hereford.
All Saints Church, Hereford.
Between Eign Gate, All Saints Street and Bewell Street.
Grade II* listed building
Church of All Saints
Details
HEREFORD
SO5040SE HIGH STREET 683-1/6/181 (North side) 10/06/52 Church of All Saints
GV II*
Parish church. C13 and C14. Coursed rubble; ashlar sandstone; slate and tile roof; ashlar tower and spire. Nave; chancel; south aisles; tower with spire; north and south chapels. EXTERIOR: North front: 5 Perpendicular windows with stained and coloured glass; stepped buttresses; moulded parapet; gargoyles. East front: 4-light stained glass window with cinquefoil head, under pointed arch. West front: C20 restored window; 4-light window to South aisle. South front: porch with wrought-iron gates and plank doors, under enriched pointed arch with moulded and decorated spandrels, and castellated parapet; doorway to North under moulded pointed arch with enriched spandrels, moulded jambs, and hood-moulding; various 2-and 3-light mullions; enriched buttress finials. Castellated tower with corner buttresses and louvred lancets; ribbed spire with finials to louvred lancets, and weathercock. INTERIOR: pulpit, c1621. C14 stalls with misericordes, and chest. C16 font (from which David Garrick was baptised in 1717); C17 reredos; C15 tiles and wall painting; Chained Library of some 300 books, the second largest in England (The largest being held at Hereford Cathedral (qv)). (Duncumb J: History of the County of Hereford: 1804-: 592-597).
Listing NGR: SO5089240043
The Mariahilf Church in Innsbruck, a Baroque hall church, was completed in 1647 based on plans by Christoph Gumpp the Younger. It's renowned for its rich stucco decorations and ceiling frescoes by Kaspar Waldmann, depicting the life of Mary. Originally part of a Servite monastery, it now serves as the parish church of Mariahilf, recognized for its architectural and artistic significance.
An overcast summer day in Leicester, England, showcases the historic St. Mary de Castro Church, a prominent stone structure, alongside adjacent period buildings including a distinctive timber-framed house. The scene, located near the River Soar, depicts a quiet cobblestone street with a few pedestrians in the distance, highlighting the rich architectural heritage of the area.
On an overcast day, the historic St. Mary de Castro Church (right) and an adjacent timber-framed building (left) are pictured in Leicester, England, near the River Soar. These significant architectural landmarks stand as a testament to the city's rich history, with a few distant figures and a parked car showing the area's continued use.
, St Nicholas Church, Leicester, England, United Kingdom, UK
St Nicholas Church in Leicester, England, is pictured on an overcast summer day. The historic stone building, one of the city's oldest, features a prominent central tower with a clock. In the foreground, its churchyard contains numerous weathered headstones, reflecting its long history as a place of worship and burial.
This is St Laurence's Church in Ludlow, Shropshire. We later went inside of it to Icons Coffee.
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, is a Church of England parish church in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It is a grade I listed building.
The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was one of only 18 churches given a five-star rating in England's Thousand Greatest Churches by Simon Jenkins (1999) and is described as the "cathedral of the Marches". It is the 13th most popular free visitor attraction in the West Midlands, with 70,000 visitors per year.
Grade I listed building
Church of St Laurence and Attached Railings
Details
The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 June 2017.
SO5174 825-1/1/222
LUDLOW CHURCHYARD Church of St Laurence and attached railings
(Formerly listed as Church of St Lawrence and attached railings)
15/04/54 GV I Parish Church. Mainly C15, with C13 and C14 fragments. Restored by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and Sir A Blomfield. Ashlar sandstone; coursed rubble; lead roof.
Nave and aisles, transept, chancel, chancel chapels and north vestry. C13 south doorway; C14 hexagonal south porch, north aisle and north and south transepts; C15 features include the nave and arcade, with clerestory and rich timber roof; chancel, transepts and crossing; crossing tower.
INTERIOR: c1447 stalls, altered C19, with fine misericords; rood screen; stained glass, much restored; monuments to Sir Robert Townshend 1581 and wife, Edmund Walter 1592 and wife, Edward Woties 1635, Ambrosia Sydney 1580, Theophilus Salway 1760, Sir John Brydgeman 1637 and wife, Dame Mary Eure 1612 and husband 1616. The largest parish church in Shropshire, 203ft long with tower 135ft tall.
Listing NGR: SO5116074705
church sign
This is St Laurence's Church in Ludlow, Shropshire. We later went inside of it to Icons Coffee.
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, is a Church of England parish church in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It is a grade I listed building.
The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was one of only 18 churches given a five-star rating in England's Thousand Greatest Churches by Simon Jenkins (1999) and is described as the "cathedral of the Marches". It is the 13th most popular free visitor attraction in the West Midlands, with 70,000 visitors per year.
Grade I listed building
Church of St Laurence and Attached Railings
Details
The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 June 2017.
SO5174 825-1/1/222
LUDLOW CHURCHYARD Church of St Laurence and attached railings
(Formerly listed as Church of St Lawrence and attached railings)
15/04/54 GV I Parish Church. Mainly C15, with C13 and C14 fragments. Restored by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and Sir A Blomfield. Ashlar sandstone; coursed rubble; lead roof.
Nave and aisles, transept, chancel, chancel chapels and north vestry. C13 south doorway; C14 hexagonal south porch, north aisle and north and south transepts; C15 features include the nave and arcade, with clerestory and rich timber roof; chancel, transepts and crossing; crossing tower.
INTERIOR: c1447 stalls, altered C19, with fine misericords; rood screen; stained glass, much restored; monuments to Sir Robert Townshend 1581 and wife, Edmund Walter 1592 and wife, Edward Woties 1635, Ambrosia Sydney 1580, Theophilus Salway 1760, Sir John Brydgeman 1637 and wife, Dame Mary Eure 1612 and husband 1616. The largest parish church in Shropshire, 203ft long with tower 135ft tall.
Listing NGR: SO5116074705
stained glass window
This is St Laurence's Church in Ludlow, Shropshire. We later went inside of it to Icons Coffee.
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, is a Church of England parish church in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It is a grade I listed building.
The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was one of only 18 churches given a five-star rating in England's Thousand Greatest Churches by Simon Jenkins (1999) and is described as the "cathedral of the Marches". It is the 13th most popular free visitor attraction in the West Midlands, with 70,000 visitors per year.
Grade I listed building
Church of St Laurence and Attached Railings
Details
The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 June 2017.
SO5174 825-1/1/222
LUDLOW CHURCHYARD Church of St Laurence and attached railings
(Formerly listed as Church of St Lawrence and attached railings)
15/04/54 GV I Parish Church. Mainly C15, with C13 and C14 fragments. Restored by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and Sir A Blomfield. Ashlar sandstone; coursed rubble; lead roof.
Nave and aisles, transept, chancel, chancel chapels and north vestry. C13 south doorway; C14 hexagonal south porch, north aisle and north and south transepts; C15 features include the nave and arcade, with clerestory and rich timber roof; chancel, transepts and crossing; crossing tower.
INTERIOR: c1447 stalls, altered C19, with fine misericords; rood screen; stained glass, much restored; monuments to Sir Robert Townshend 1581 and wife, Edmund Walter 1592 and wife, Edward Woties 1635, Ambrosia Sydney 1580, Theophilus Salway 1760, Sir John Brydgeman 1637 and wife, Dame Mary Eure 1612 and husband 1616. The largest parish church in Shropshire, 203ft long with tower 135ft tall.
Listing NGR: SO5116074705
Baptismal font
This is St Laurence's Church in Ludlow, Shropshire. We later went inside of it to Icons Coffee.
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, is a Church of England parish church in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It is a grade I listed building.
The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was one of only 18 churches given a five-star rating in England's Thousand Greatest Churches by Simon Jenkins (1999) and is described as the "cathedral of the Marches". It is the 13th most popular free visitor attraction in the West Midlands, with 70,000 visitors per year.
Grade I listed building
Church of St Laurence and Attached Railings
Details
The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 June 2017.
SO5174 825-1/1/222
LUDLOW CHURCHYARD Church of St Laurence and attached railings
(Formerly listed as Church of St Lawrence and attached railings)
15/04/54 GV I Parish Church. Mainly C15, with C13 and C14 fragments. Restored by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and Sir A Blomfield. Ashlar sandstone; coursed rubble; lead roof.
Nave and aisles, transept, chancel, chancel chapels and north vestry. C13 south doorway; C14 hexagonal south porch, north aisle and north and south transepts; C15 features include the nave and arcade, with clerestory and rich timber roof; chancel, transepts and crossing; crossing tower.
INTERIOR: c1447 stalls, altered C19, with fine misericords; rood screen; stained glass, much restored; monuments to Sir Robert Townshend 1581 and wife, Edmund Walter 1592 and wife, Edward Woties 1635, Ambrosia Sydney 1580, Theophilus Salway 1760, Sir John Brydgeman 1637 and wife, Dame Mary Eure 1612 and husband 1616. The largest parish church in Shropshire, 203ft long with tower 135ft tall.
Listing NGR: SO5116074705
This is St Laurence's Church in Ludlow, Shropshire. We later went inside of it to Icons Coffee.
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, is a Church of England parish church in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It is a grade I listed building.
The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was one of only 18 churches given a five-star rating in England's Thousand Greatest Churches by Simon Jenkins (1999) and is described as the "cathedral of the Marches". It is the 13th most popular free visitor attraction in the West Midlands, with 70,000 visitors per year.
Grade I listed building
Church of St Laurence and Attached Railings
Details
The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 June 2017.
SO5174 825-1/1/222
LUDLOW CHURCHYARD Church of St Laurence and attached railings
(Formerly listed as Church of St Lawrence and attached railings)
15/04/54 GV I Parish Church. Mainly C15, with C13 and C14 fragments. Restored by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and Sir A Blomfield. Ashlar sandstone; coursed rubble; lead roof.
Nave and aisles, transept, chancel, chancel chapels and north vestry. C13 south doorway; C14 hexagonal south porch, north aisle and north and south transepts; C15 features include the nave and arcade, with clerestory and rich timber roof; chancel, transepts and crossing; crossing tower.
INTERIOR: c1447 stalls, altered C19, with fine misericords; rood screen; stained glass, much restored; monuments to Sir Robert Townshend 1581 and wife, Edmund Walter 1592 and wife, Edward Woties 1635, Ambrosia Sydney 1580, Theophilus Salway 1760, Sir John Brydgeman 1637 and wife, Dame Mary Eure 1612 and husband 1616. The largest parish church in Shropshire, 203ft long with tower 135ft tall.
Listing NGR: SO5116074705
This is St Laurence's Church in Ludlow, Shropshire. We later went inside of it to Icons Coffee.
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, is a Church of England parish church in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It is a grade I listed building.
The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was one of only 18 churches given a five-star rating in England's Thousand Greatest Churches by Simon Jenkins (1999) and is described as the "cathedral of the Marches". It is the 13th most popular free visitor attraction in the West Midlands, with 70,000 visitors per year.
Grade I listed building
Church of St Laurence and Attached Railings
Details
The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 June 2017.
SO5174 825-1/1/222
LUDLOW CHURCHYARD Church of St Laurence and attached railings
(Formerly listed as Church of St Lawrence and attached railings)
15/04/54 GV I Parish Church. Mainly C15, with C13 and C14 fragments. Restored by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and Sir A Blomfield. Ashlar sandstone; coursed rubble; lead roof.
Nave and aisles, transept, chancel, chancel chapels and north vestry. C13 south doorway; C14 hexagonal south porch, north aisle and north and south transepts; C15 features include the nave and arcade, with clerestory and rich timber roof; chancel, transepts and crossing; crossing tower.
INTERIOR: c1447 stalls, altered C19, with fine misericords; rood screen; stained glass, much restored; monuments to Sir Robert Townshend 1581 and wife, Edmund Walter 1592 and wife, Edward Woties 1635, Ambrosia Sydney 1580, Theophilus Salway 1760, Sir John Brydgeman 1637 and wife, Dame Mary Eure 1612 and husband 1616. The largest parish church in Shropshire, 203ft long with tower 135ft tall.
Listing NGR: SO5116074705
This is St Laurence's Church in Ludlow, Shropshire. We later went inside of it to Icons Coffee.
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, is a Church of England parish church in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It is a grade I listed building.
The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was one of only 18 churches given a five-star rating in England's Thousand Greatest Churches by Simon Jenkins (1999) and is described as the "cathedral of the Marches". It is the 13th most popular free visitor attraction in the West Midlands, with 70,000 visitors per year.
Grade I listed building
Church of St Laurence and Attached Railings
Details
The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 June 2017.
SO5174 825-1/1/222
LUDLOW CHURCHYARD Church of St Laurence and attached railings
(Formerly listed as Church of St Lawrence and attached railings)
15/04/54 GV I Parish Church. Mainly C15, with C13 and C14 fragments. Restored by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and Sir A Blomfield. Ashlar sandstone; coursed rubble; lead roof.
Nave and aisles, transept, chancel, chancel chapels and north vestry. C13 south doorway; C14 hexagonal south porch, north aisle and north and south transepts; C15 features include the nave and arcade, with clerestory and rich timber roof; chancel, transepts and crossing; crossing tower.
INTERIOR: c1447 stalls, altered C19, with fine misericords; rood screen; stained glass, much restored; monuments to Sir Robert Townshend 1581 and wife, Edmund Walter 1592 and wife, Edward Woties 1635, Ambrosia Sydney 1580, Theophilus Salway 1760, Sir John Brydgeman 1637 and wife, Dame Mary Eure 1612 and husband 1616. The largest parish church in Shropshire, 203ft long with tower 135ft tall.
Listing NGR: SO5116074705
stained glass window
This is St Laurence's Church in Ludlow, Shropshire. We later went inside of it to Icons Coffee.
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, is a Church of England parish church in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It is a grade I listed building.
The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was one of only 18 churches given a five-star rating in England's Thousand Greatest Churches by Simon Jenkins (1999) and is described as the "cathedral of the Marches". It is the 13th most popular free visitor attraction in the West Midlands, with 70,000 visitors per year.
Grade I listed building
Church of St Laurence and Attached Railings
Details
The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 June 2017.
SO5174 825-1/1/222
LUDLOW CHURCHYARD Church of St Laurence and attached railings
(Formerly listed as Church of St Lawrence and attached railings)
15/04/54 GV I Parish Church. Mainly C15, with C13 and C14 fragments. Restored by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and Sir A Blomfield. Ashlar sandstone; coursed rubble; lead roof.
Nave and aisles, transept, chancel, chancel chapels and north vestry. C13 south doorway; C14 hexagonal south porch, north aisle and north and south transepts; C15 features include the nave and arcade, with clerestory and rich timber roof; chancel, transepts and crossing; crossing tower.
INTERIOR: c1447 stalls, altered C19, with fine misericords; rood screen; stained glass, much restored; monuments to Sir Robert Townshend 1581 and wife, Edmund Walter 1592 and wife, Edward Woties 1635, Ambrosia Sydney 1580, Theophilus Salway 1760, Sir John Brydgeman 1637 and wife, Dame Mary Eure 1612 and husband 1616. The largest parish church in Shropshire, 203ft long with tower 135ft tall.
Listing NGR: SO5116074705
This is St Laurence's Church in Ludlow, Shropshire. We later went inside of it to Icons Coffee.
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, is a Church of England parish church in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It is a grade I listed building.
The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was one of only 18 churches given a five-star rating in England's Thousand Greatest Churches by Simon Jenkins (1999) and is described as the "cathedral of the Marches". It is the 13th most popular free visitor attraction in the West Midlands, with 70,000 visitors per year.
Grade I listed building
Church of St Laurence and Attached Railings
Details
The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 June 2017.
SO5174 825-1/1/222
LUDLOW CHURCHYARD Church of St Laurence and attached railings
(Formerly listed as Church of St Lawrence and attached railings)
15/04/54 GV I Parish Church. Mainly C15, with C13 and C14 fragments. Restored by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and Sir A Blomfield. Ashlar sandstone; coursed rubble; lead roof.
Nave and aisles, transept, chancel, chancel chapels and north vestry. C13 south doorway; C14 hexagonal south porch, north aisle and north and south transepts; C15 features include the nave and arcade, with clerestory and rich timber roof; chancel, transepts and crossing; crossing tower.
INTERIOR: c1447 stalls, altered C19, with fine misericords; rood screen; stained glass, much restored; monuments to Sir Robert Townshend 1581 and wife, Edmund Walter 1592 and wife, Edward Woties 1635, Ambrosia Sydney 1580, Theophilus Salway 1760, Sir John Brydgeman 1637 and wife, Dame Mary Eure 1612 and husband 1616. The largest parish church in Shropshire, 203ft long with tower 135ft tall.
Listing NGR: SO5116074705
This is St Laurence's Church in Ludlow, Shropshire. We later went inside of it to Icons Coffee.
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, is a Church of England parish church in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It is a grade I listed building.
The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was one of only 18 churches given a five-star rating in England's Thousand Greatest Churches by Simon Jenkins (1999) and is described as the "cathedral of the Marches". It is the 13th most popular free visitor attraction in the West Midlands, with 70,000 visitors per year.
Grade I listed building
Church of St Laurence and Attached Railings
Details
The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 June 2017.
SO5174 825-1/1/222
LUDLOW CHURCHYARD Church of St Laurence and attached railings
(Formerly listed as Church of St Lawrence and attached railings)
15/04/54 GV I Parish Church. Mainly C15, with C13 and C14 fragments. Restored by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and Sir A Blomfield. Ashlar sandstone; coursed rubble; lead roof.
Nave and aisles, transept, chancel, chancel chapels and north vestry. C13 south doorway; C14 hexagonal south porch, north aisle and north and south transepts; C15 features include the nave and arcade, with clerestory and rich timber roof; chancel, transepts and crossing; crossing tower.
INTERIOR: c1447 stalls, altered C19, with fine misericords; rood screen; stained glass, much restored; monuments to Sir Robert Townshend 1581 and wife, Edmund Walter 1592 and wife, Edward Woties 1635, Ambrosia Sydney 1580, Theophilus Salway 1760, Sir John Brydgeman 1637 and wife, Dame Mary Eure 1612 and husband 1616. The largest parish church in Shropshire, 203ft long with tower 135ft tall.
Listing NGR: SO5116074705
church sign
This is St Laurence's Church in Ludlow, Shropshire. We later went inside of it to Icons Coffee.
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, is a Church of England parish church in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It is a grade I listed building.
The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was one of only 18 churches given a five-star rating in England's Thousand Greatest Churches by Simon Jenkins (1999) and is described as the "cathedral of the Marches". It is the 13th most popular free visitor attraction in the West Midlands, with 70,000 visitors per year.
Grade I listed building
Church of St Laurence and Attached Railings
Details
The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 June 2017.
SO5174 825-1/1/222
LUDLOW CHURCHYARD Church of St Laurence and attached railings
(Formerly listed as Church of St Lawrence and attached railings)
15/04/54 GV I Parish Church. Mainly C15, with C13 and C14 fragments. Restored by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and Sir A Blomfield. Ashlar sandstone; coursed rubble; lead roof.
Nave and aisles, transept, chancel, chancel chapels and north vestry. C13 south doorway; C14 hexagonal south porch, north aisle and north and south transepts; C15 features include the nave and arcade, with clerestory and rich timber roof; chancel, transepts and crossing; crossing tower.
INTERIOR: c1447 stalls, altered C19, with fine misericords; rood screen; stained glass, much restored; monuments to Sir Robert Townshend 1581 and wife, Edmund Walter 1592 and wife, Edward Woties 1635, Ambrosia Sydney 1580, Theophilus Salway 1760, Sir John Brydgeman 1637 and wife, Dame Mary Eure 1612 and husband 1616. The largest parish church in Shropshire, 203ft long with tower 135ft tall.
Listing NGR: SO5116074705
This is St Laurence's Church in Ludlow, Shropshire. We later went inside of it to Icons Coffee.
St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, is a Church of England parish church in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. It is a grade I listed building.
The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire. It was one of only 18 churches given a five-star rating in England's Thousand Greatest Churches by Simon Jenkins (1999) and is described as the "cathedral of the Marches". It is the 13th most popular free visitor attraction in the West Midlands, with 70,000 visitors per year.
Grade I listed building
Church of St Laurence and Attached Railings
Details
The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 June 2017.
SO5174 825-1/1/222
LUDLOW CHURCHYARD Church of St Laurence and attached railings
(Formerly listed as Church of St Lawrence and attached railings)
15/04/54 GV I Parish Church. Mainly C15, with C13 and C14 fragments. Restored by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and Sir A Blomfield. Ashlar sandstone; coursed rubble; lead roof.
Nave and aisles, transept, chancel, chancel chapels and north vestry. C13 south doorway; C14 hexagonal south porch, north aisle and north and south transepts; C15 features include the nave and arcade, with clerestory and rich timber roof; chancel, transepts and crossing; crossing tower.
INTERIOR: c1447 stalls, altered C19, with fine misericords; rood screen; stained glass, much restored; monuments to Sir Robert Townshend 1581 and wife, Edmund Walter 1592 and wife, Edward Woties 1635, Ambrosia Sydney 1580, Theophilus Salway 1760, Sir John Brydgeman 1637 and wife, Dame Mary Eure 1612 and husband 1616. The largest parish church in Shropshire, 203ft long with tower 135ft tall.
Listing NGR: SO5116074705