Building record M537 - Church of St Lawrence, Gotham
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 53632 30083 (33m by 22m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SK53SW |
| District | Rushcliffe |
| Civil Parish | Gotham, Rushcliffe |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Parish church. 13th-15th century, restored 1789, repaired 1869. Dressed coursed rubble, and ashlar, red brick and render. Slate roofs, the nave being hipped. Parapets and coped gables with single ridge finial to the east chancel. Single stack to the west wall of the north aisle. Buttressed apart from the tower. Tower with spire, nave, aisles, south porch, north porch now vestry, and chancel. (4)
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.
OS, 1973, 1:10000 1973 (Map). SNT995.
<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.
<4> Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.
<5> DOE, 1986, Dist of Rushcliffe (Listed Buildings), Notts 12-10-87 19-20 (Published document). SNT6210.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SNT2648 Photograph: Listed Buildings Slides. 9 slides.
- --- SNT995 Map: OS. 1973. 1:10000 1973.
- <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.
- <4> SNT5271 Digital archive: Historic England. 2021. National Record of Historic Environment.
- <5> SNT6210 Published document: DOE. 1986. Dist of Rushcliffe (Listed Buildings). 24. Notts 12-10-87 19-20.
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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
Aug 17 2026 11:17AM