Building record M537 - Church of St Lawrence, Gotham
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 53632 30083 (33m by 22m) |
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Map sheet | SK53SW |
District | Rushcliffe |
Civil Parish | Gotham, Rushcliffe |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
W tower of the C13, unbuttressed, with a thin corbel table [and] spire. The steeple was actually rebuilt in the later C18. The chancel was also rebuilt (inscriptions 1789) and the aisles (like the chancel) faced with stucco. Clerestory with … C13 three-light windows. The nave and S aisle are of c.1200. N arcade C14 on octagonal piers. Monument [to] John St Andrew d. 1625. (1)
Early English. Most sadly pulled about by amateurs in architecture. (2)
The chancel was entirely rebuilt about 150 years ago [c.1775]. Part of the tower and spire … was taken down at the end of last century, and rebuilt. Two bays of the S pier arcade, in the Norman Transitional style of architecture, are the most ancient portion … remaining. [The] clerestory windows … were added early in the 15th century. (3)
Listed buildings slides, 9 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.
<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 133 (Monograph). SNT4.
<2> Thoroton Society, 1899, TTS, p 37 (Published document). SNT327.
<3> Thoroton Society, 1924, TTS, p 27-8 (Published document). SNT1521.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SNT2648 Photograph: Listed buildings slides. 9 slides.
- <1> SNT4 Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 133.
- <2> SNT327 Published document: Thoroton Society. 1899. TTS. 3. p 37.
- <3> SNT1521 Published document: Thoroton Society. 1924. TTS. 28. p 27-8.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- Parent of: Borrow family vault, St Lawrence's Church, Gotham (Element) (MNT26900)
- Parent of: Church of St Lawrence, Gotham - C13 phase (Element) (L537)
- Parent of: Church of St Lawrence, Gotham - C14 phase (Element) (L9034)
- Parent of: Church of St Lawrence, Gotham - C18 phase (Element) (L9968)
- Parent of: Grave slab and brick vault, St Lawrence's Church, Gotham (Element) (MNT26901)
- Parent of: Padstones for former gallery, St Lawrence's Church, Gotham (Element) (MNT26899)
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM