The Anglican Church of St Laurence at Wyck Rissington in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.[1]
| Church of St Laurence | |
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  Church of St Laurence | |
| 51°53′30″N 1°43′23″W / 51.8917°N 1.7230°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Designated | 25 August 1960 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Gloucester |
History edit
The church was built in the 12th century,[1] although there had been a previous Saxon church on the site long before and the base of the tower may include part of the fabric of the earlier building.[2] The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Worcester in 1269.[3][4]
The transepts were added in 1822.[4] It underwent Victorian restoration by John Edward Knight Cutts in 1879.[5] In 1891, Gustav Holst was employed as the organist and choirmaster for the church.[6]
The bells in the tower were rehung in 2012.[7]
The parish of Wyck Rissington is part of a benefice centred on Bourton-on-the-Water within the Diocese of Gloucester.[8]
Architecture edit
The limestone building has stone slate roofs.[5] It consists of a nave with a north aisle and porch, a chancel, and a west tower.[3] The chancel still has its original trussed rafter roof.[2] The four-stage tower is supported by buttresses for the first two stages.[3][4] The eaves are supported by corbel tables.[5]
The interior includes a tub font from around 1200[4] and an altar table from the 17th. The rest of the fittings are 19th or 20th century.[1] A set of 12 carved wooden plaques depicting the life of Christ are thought to be Flemish and date from the 16th century.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Church of St Laurence". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ a b c Lees, Hilary (1998). Porch and pew: Small churches of the Cotswolds. Walnut Tree. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-0948251924.
- ^ a b c "Wyck Rissington, St. Laurence". English Church Architecture. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Parishes: Wick Rissington Pages 114-120 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 6". British History Online. Victoria County History. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "St Laurence, Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ Ross, David. "Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire". Britain Express. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Church bells set to ring again after a decade of silence". Cotswold Journal. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "St Laurence". A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.