Interior view of a church nave showing a dark timber rood screen topped by a crucifix and two figures beneath a large arch.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

St Lawrence, Foxton

History of St Lawrence

A stone church with a tall tower and a small spire, set behind a low brick wall and a grassy graveyard with headstones.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

Listed Building

Parish church. Late C12 or early C13 chancel and nave in a continuous range. North and south nave arcades and aisles of early C14. Clerestory, one bay of south arcade and west tower, c.1475. Restored 1876-86.

A low-angle view of a wooden beamed ceiling with carved bosses at the intersections and wooden panels between the supports.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

A carved wooden angel with wide wings, wearing a headdress and holding a round wreath against its chest, set on a wall.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

A weathered wooden carving of a winged figure mounted against a dark wooden beam above a cream-colored plastered wall.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

A carved wooden roof corbel featuring wings attached to a wall, with a small, indistinct dark shape resting on its surface.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

Ornate wooden screen with gothic arches stands beneath a timber roof featuring two upright carved figures in St Lawrence church.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

Stone double piscina featuring slender marble columns supporting two intersecting gothic arches set in a recessed wall.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

A stone baptismal font with a round wooden lid topped with a black metal handle, supported by several carved stone columns.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

Ornate black wooden church organ featuring tall gold pipes set against red fabric, with a keyboard console at the base.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

The tracery of a stone window frame contains fragments of multicolored medieval stained glass with floral and geometric motifs.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

Intricate stone tracery frames colourful stained glass window segments featuring floral patterns and geometric symbols.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

A white stone sculpture depicts an adult figure holding a small child close to their chest against a textured stone wall.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

Stone carved head of a person wearing a close-fitting hood or headpiece protruding from a light-colored wall surface.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

Framed document titled Baptismal Roll for St. Lawrence Foxton, featuring silhouettes of figures, plants, and animals.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

Hand-drawn document listing baptismal records for St Lawrence Foxton by month, with central religious text and floral borders.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

A framed document containing a portrait of a man next to a church model and a handwritten description of the creator.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

Detailed wooden model of a church with a central tower and spire, displayed on a wooden surface with an explanatory plaque.

St Lawrence Foxton (RGL2026)

Building dates

Built 1160–1240

Source for this date

Built 1160–1240: Listed building: Late C12 or early C13

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Foxton

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