St Lawrence Church, Winchester
51°03′45″N 1°18′54″W / 51.0625°N 1.3149°W
| St Lawrence’s Church, Winchester | |
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 St Lawrence’s Church, Winchester | |
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| Location | Winchester |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese of Winchester |
| Archdeaconry | Winchester |
| Deanery | Winchester |
| Parish | Winchester St Lawrence and St Maurice with St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate[1] |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd. Clifford John Bannister |
St Lawrence Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Winchester.
History
It is just off the High Street, in Winchester, England. It is probably of Norman origin, and is said to have been the chapel of William the Conqueror's palace (built 1069-70, destroyed 1141). The church is now almost wholly surrounded by adjacent buildings. It is recorded as being restored in 1475-7, in 1672 (the present roof dates from this restoration), 1847-8, 1881, and 1979-80.
St Lawrence Church is a Grade II listed building.[2]
Organ
The church contains a two manual pipe organ dating from 1882 by Jones and Son of Fulham[3] which was almost completely replaced by George Osmond in 1966. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[4]
Rectors
The parish was united with St Maurice's Church in 1904, St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church in 1973 and St Bartholomew's Church, Hyde, from 2010.
References
- Pevsner, N. Hampshire: Winchester & the North (2010) ISBN 978-0-300-12084-4 (with Michael Bullen, John Crook and Rodney Hubbuck) (Buildings of England series)
- Church of St Lawrence, Winchester in British Listed Buildings
- ^ "St Lawrence, Winchester". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ English Heritage list entry, with map
- ^ "Re-opening of St Lawrence Church". Hampshire Chronicle. British Newspaper Archive. 11 March 1882. Retrieved 30 September 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "NPOR [D01972]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.
