St Lawrence's Church, Denton

St Lawrence's Church, Denton
St Lawrence's Church in 2005
Shown within Greater Manchester
Basic information
Location	Denton, Greater Manchester, England
Geographic coordinates	SJ92639506 53°27′07″N 2°06′39″W / 53.4520°N 2.1109°WCoordinates: 53°27′07″N 2°06′39″W / 53.4520°N 2.1109°W
Affiliation	Church of England
District	Diocese of Manchester
Province	Province of York
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Parish church
Architectural description
Architect(s)	J Medland Taylor and Henry Taylor
Architectural type	Church
Completed	1532
Specifications
Materials	Timber framed

St Lawrence's Church in Denton (grid reference SJ92639506) is a timber framed church and a Grade II* listed building; it is one of only 29 surviving timber framed churches and chapels in England. The chapelry of Denton was established in 1531 with the construction of the chapel of ease, then Roman Catholic in the Diocese of Lichfield and dedicated to St James.^[1][2]

The church was rededicated to St Lawrence in 1839 and became a parish church in 1854.^[2] In 1872, the church was expanded and remodelled by J Medland Taylor and Henry Taylor. The church features sixteenth century stained glass.^[1] The church was restored between 1993 and 2003, funded by Tameside MBC.^[2] Further restoration began in 2009.

See also

• Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester
• List of churches in Greater Manchester

References

1. Mike Nevell (1991). Tameside 1066-1700. Tameside Metropolitan Borough and University of Manchester Archaeological Unit. pp. 80, 86, 123–4, 136. ISBN 1-871324-02-5.
2. Mike Nevell and Ivan Hradil (2005). St Lawrence’s Church and the archaeology of the Medieval Timber-framed Churches of England and Wales. Tameside Metropolitan Borough and University of Manchester Archaeological Unit. pp. 31, 46, 78. ISBN 1-871324-30-0.