SJ9295 : St Lawrence's churchyard
taken 9 years ago, near to Denton, Tameside, England
A nice display of flowers in the churchyard.
In the foreground is a stone mounting block which was once used to help people mount and dismount from their horses when they came to worship.
In the background is the Chapel House public house.
St Lawrence's Church, Denton is on the busy Ashton to Stockport Road (A6017), and so is a notable landmark for many travellers. It is at the centre of the parish of St Lawrence, about a quarter of a mile from Denton Town Centre.
The church is a timber-framed building dating from 1531 at the most conservative estimate. It is one of only 29 of this type of common mediæval church building remaining in England and Wales.
Originally the timber-framed structure was neither a parish church nor dedicated to St. Lawrence. It began as a chapel of ease dedicated to St. James. It became a parish church under the name St. Lawrence in 1839.
It is known locally as:
Th'owd Peg, because of the wooden pegs used to join the timbers, or alternatively,
The black and white church (for obvious reasons).
More information can be found at Link(church web site)
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- Grid Square
- SJ9295, 874 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Gerald England (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 14 March, 2017 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 7 August, 2017
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 9262 9503 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:27.1186N 2:6.7558W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SJ 9261 9503
- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
