Church of St Laurence Ludlow
St Lawrence, Ludlow
St Lawrence, Ludlow
St Lawrence, Ludlow
St Lawrence, Ludlow
St Lawrence, Ludlow
St Lawrence, Ludlow
St Lawrence, Ludlow
St Laurence: pink sandstone, mostly c15 Perpendicular church with crossing tower (135 feet tall)
St Laurence: c.1300 hexagonal south porch with Early English doorway & geometric tracery; top frieze of quatrefoils
St Laurence: Decorated reticulated tracery at east end of Lady Chapel; chancel windows are c.1433 Perpendicular
St Laurence: tall nave with wide aisles looking towards crossing & chancel
St Laurence: Perpendicular chancel showing c15 stalls & reredos of 1849
St Laurence: stalls in the chancel dating from early c15 with poppy heads & misericords
St Laurence: falcon& fetterlock, badge of Richard Duke of York (d.1460), Lord of Ludlow
St Laurence: chained & gorged antelope, badge of king Henry VI supported by green men
St Laurence: Prince of Wales feathers, possibly commemorating the Black Prince
St Laurence: possibly Richard II's badge of a white hart but dog supporters suggest a general hunting scene
St Laurence: scene representing high born ladies with early c15 cauled or crespine headdresses
St Laurence: scene representing a king
St Laurence: mid c14 Jesse window at east end of Lady Chapel
St Laurence: Edmund Walter, d.1592 & wife Mary (Hackluit), erected c.1630; recumbent effigy with kneeling children below
St Laurence: Edward Waites & wife, 1635; kneeling figures across a prayer desk & mask head; Theophilus Salwey, 1760 (right)
Entry Name: Church of St Laurence and Attached Railings
Listing Date: 15 April 1954
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1202794
English Heritage Legacy ID: 389846
ID on this website: 101202794
Location: St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8
County: Shropshire
Civil Parish: Ludlow
Built-Up Area: Ludlow
Traditional County: Shropshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire
Church of England Parish: Ludlow St Laurence
Church of England Diocese: Hereford