Church Of St Lawrence

TG 12 NE INGWORTH

8/64 Church of St. 4:10:60 Lawrence

GV II*

Parish church. Medieval. Flint and some iron-bound conglomerate, brick and stone dressings. Thatched roof. West vestry, nave, chancel. Remains of western round tower now a vestry. C19 stone belfry; remains of tower stair having conglomerate quoins to north west and south west corners. 3 bay nave now widened to south; diagonal buttresses, buttressed to south. 2 3-light windows with alternate stone and flint voussoirs over and panel tracery restored in C19 to south; to north blocked doorway perhaps of re-used stone; square headed 2-light C19 window. Chancel has lancet to south of C13 with evidence of earlier openings; 2 light C19 window; to north 2 lancets. East window of 3 lights with intersecting tracery. Buttressed south porch to first nave bay; blocked windows to east and west; porch doorway with continuous chamfer, corbels inside arch supporting fillet and roll moulding; hood mould over; niche above 2 light cusped window with quatrefoils over under square hood mould. Stepped gable in C16 brick with re-used stone head at apex. Nave doorway has thin shafts. Medieval door with restored stoop beside. Interior. C19 roofs. Cll/12 tower arch with stone imposts; large pointed niche beside. Simple chancel arch with impost moulding. Box pews, ramped at back of north side. Medieval screen with C18 upper parts; C18 communion rail. Carved arms of William and Mary on west wall. Octagonal font; quatrefoils in panels on base; cusped blank panels to bowl. Coffin slab with cross at west end. Pulpit made out of C17 pieces.

Listing NGR: TG1927429633