Church of St Lawrence, Stanton Prior
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The Anglican Church of St Lawrence in Stanton Prior
, Somerset
, England has its origins in the 12th century but is mainly 15th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage
as a Grade II* listed building.
The church has a 3-stage tower, supported by diagonal buttress
es with polygonal stair turret on the north east corner.
In 1860 a major restoration
was undertaken and it was found that the nave
and chancel
were the same height, which had been obscured since the insertion of windows, raising of the walls and erection of the open timber roof during the Perpendicular Period.
It is within the benefice of Farmborough
, Marksbury and Stanton Prior and the Archdeaconry of Bath.
Stanton Prior
Stanton Prior is a small village, within the civil parish of Marksbury, set in Duchy of Cornwall countryside, south west from the UK city of Bath, Somerset....
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England has its origins in the 12th century but is mainly 15th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a Grade II* listed building.
The church has a 3-stage tower, supported by diagonal buttress
Buttress
A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall...
es with polygonal stair turret on the north east corner.
In 1860 a major restoration
Victorian restoration
Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...
was undertaken and it was found that the nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
and chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
were the same height, which had been obscured since the insertion of windows, raising of the walls and erection of the open timber roof during the Perpendicular Period.
It is within the benefice of Farmborough
Farmborough
Farmborough is a small village and civil parish, south west of Bath in Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 1,103.- History :The parish of Farmborough was part of the Keynsham Hundred,...
, Marksbury and Stanton Prior and the Archdeaconry of Bath.