St. Laurence's Church, Long Eaton

St. Laurence’s Church, Long Eaton

The church from Market Place
Coordinates: 52°53′55.58″N 01°16′14.32″W / 52.8987722°N 1.2706444°W / 52.8987722; -1.2706444
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship High Church
Website st-laurence.net
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II* listed[1]
Administration
Parish Long Eaton
Diocese Diocese of Derby
Clergy
Vicar(s) Bishop Roger Jupp SSC

St. Laurence’s Church, Long Eaton, is a Grade II* listed[1] parish church in Long Eaton, England.[2]

History

The church dates from the 12th century. It was largely rebuilt between 1868 and 1869 by the architect George Edmund Street. The old church was made to form the south aisle. A north aisle, nave and chancel were added in the same style as the old building. The contractor was Mr Hunt of Long Eaton. The pews were replaced with open seating. A new pulpit was carved by Thomas Earp. Two stained glass windows by Ward and Hughes were inserted in the chancel, and a window by Hardman & Co. was inserted in the south aisle. The cost of the works was £3,000 (equivalent to £249,921 in 2015) [3] and the church re-opened on 26 August 1869.[4]

The chancel roof was decorated in 1936 by Wystan Widdows.

Originally a chapel of ease to All Saints' Church, Sawley, it became an independent parish in the 19th century.

It is a Forward in Faith parish.

Organ

The pipe organ dates from 1896 when an instrument was installed by Brindley & Foster. There were subsequent modifications to this in 1951 by Henry Willis and 1986 by the Johnson Organ Company. Details of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Laurence and St James  (Grade II*) (1204249)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ↑ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press, 1978
  3. ↑ UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Gregory Clark (2016), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)" MeasuringWorth.
  4. ↑ "Re-opening of Long Eaton Church". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal (Derby). 3 September 1869. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=D00464
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