Church Of St Lawrence

SU 96SE CHOBHAM C.P. HIGH STREET (east side)

5/68 Church of St. Lawrence 28/2/55

GV I

Church. C12 with C15 south aisle and C16 west porch; restored and north aisle added in 1866 by Benjamin Ferrey, chancel and south transept added in 1898. Heathstone tower, puddingstone and heathstone chequer work to south aisle with puddingstone cladding and heathstone quoining to chancel: brick extensions to north east and timber framed porch to west. Plain tiled roofs sweeping down over south aisle with Horsham slab eaves courses, lead spike over tower with ribbed chevron decoration and metal weathervane finial. Aisled nave with transept to south, tower and porch to west, chancel with extensions to north on east end. Buttressed two stage tower with stair turret to south east angle, battlemented parapet and 2 light round arched openings to top stage containing a clock on all faces. Gabled porch to west face of tower with pointed arched entrance and scalloped bargeboards. C15 stone dressed 3-light windows to south aisle, remainder C19, with plate-tracery to north chancel chapel windows. West door in arched stone surround, doubled,planked and studded doors with strapwork hinges. Further studded and arched door to south.

Interior:- Stone floor, 4 bay nave arcades, that to the south C12. West bay with very heavy square pillars, circular piers to remaining bays carrying multi- scalloped capitals, supporting pointed arches with slight chamfer. C19 coupled column arcade to north with foliage capitals. Crown post roofs with decorated wall plates and panelled ceilings. C19 chancel arch on scalloped corbels. 3 bay chancel with scissor brace type roof construction. Unique south aisle roof with corbels supporting detached posts with arches from the posts to the roof rafters.; wind-braces between wall plate and purlin.

Fittings:- Mainly C20. C17 wood font, one of 3 survivals in Surrey. Panelled octagonal bowl on stone stem and plinth with Acorn finial to font cover. C20 War memorial screen across west end.

Monuments:- South chancel wall - Dedicated to Anthony Thomas. 1723. Grey veined marble gadrooned top with cartouche and winged skulls. Apron and cherubs heads below. North chancel wall:- Dedicated to Sir William Abdy. Died 1803. Polychrome marble tablet with pyramid over square, inscription plate and fluted flanking pilasters. Monument dedicated to Mrs. Bainbridge. Died 1827. Tablet with mourning woman. Monument to Thomas Bainbridge.Died 1853. By H. Hopper.

PEVSNER:- Buildings of England, Surrey (1971) pp. 157-8 A. CLIFTON TAYLOR & A.S. IRESON : English Stone Building (1983) pp. 34-5 i11. 17 & 18.

V.C.H. - SURREY. Vol. III p.414.

Listing NGR: SU9738061797

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 27 October 2017.