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St Laurence church, Corringham

Grade I listed.

St Laurence's church, Corringham, dates from the 11th C.onwards with 1882 restoration by Bodley and Garner. The lych gate was built in the 1880's and the South porch was rebuilt by Bodley.

The tower was built in the 10th C. to a pre-existing wooden church (burnt down by the Danes) and is built in Jurassic limestone quarried from the Lincoln Edge. The tower arch with seven roll mouldings stands on a plinth of four chamfered set-offs and is 17 ft 6" high. The south and west faces of the tower contain stones showing charred red brown colour, evidence of the torching by the Danes.
In 1849 the nave roof was altered from being a pitched roof to a "flat" roof, and the Anglo-Saxon doorway above the tower arch served no purpose so it was blocked up. The font is situated under the tower arch and was made by George Green of Gainsborough in the 1849 restoration.

The north aisle dates from 11C and was enlarged in 14C. The Lady Chapel dates from 13C and is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The ceiling, by G.F. Bodley (1884), contains the "M" motif - representing the Magnificat. The Chancel has a rood screen made of oak, the base is the original rood screen which was taken down in 1565 and sold to Thomas Broxholme for 16 shillings. It was later discovered at the Vicarage and re-erected by Bodley in 1884.
The choir contains choir stalls with misericords. There is an Easter Sepulchre between the north door and the east wall and this has been re-used for the recessed tomb of William de Gare 1277-1290, Archdeacon of Lincoln.

The Organ was installed in 1884 by Messrs. Wordsworth and Maskell of Leeds and paid for by public subscription. It has a tracker action. In the 1950's it was electified and in 1974 it was cleaned and restored by Cousans of Lincoln when a balance swell pedal and two extra stops were added. The organ case was decorated by Bodley with Latin verses from the Psalms.

The Lancet window in the West tower wall is a 13th C. window with the stained glass being inserted in 1878 by C. Kempe (1838-1907) showing John the Baptist, the prophet Isaiah, and King David.
The two north aisle windows are Perpendicular (14C) and have clear quarries with emblems, in colour, representing the Passion of Christ - nails, rope, dice, lance with sponge on reed and the scourges.

Info from Church Guide.
by Julian P Guffogg

Created: Wed, 28 May 2014, Updated: Wed, 28 May 2014


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SK8791 : Lancet window, St Laurence's church, Corringham by J.Hannan-Briggs
SK8791 : Stained glass window, St Laurence's church by J.Hannan-Briggs
SK8791 : Stained glass window, St Laurence's church, Corringham by J.Hannan-Briggs
SK8791 : Interior, St Laurence church, Corringham by J.Hannan-Briggs
SK8691 : St Laurence church in Corringham by Mat Fascione
SK8791 : East Window, St Laurence's church, Corringham by J.Hannan-Briggs
SK8791 : St Laurence church, Corringham by J.Hannan-Briggs
SK8791 : Stained glass window, St Laurence's church, Corringham by J.Hannan-Briggs
SK8791 : Organ, St Laurence's church, Corringham by J.Hannan-Briggs
SK8791 : St Laurence church in Corringham by Mat Fascione
SK8791 : Warrior Chapel Stained glass window, Corringham church by J.Hannan-Briggs
SK8791 : St Laurence's church, Corringham by J.Hannan-Briggs


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