Saxon Church of St Laurence
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
Bradford on Avon was an important religious centre in Saxon times and St Laurence church is an ancient building, thought to be one of the most complete Saxon buildings still in existence.
The church was built in 1841 by George Manners of Bath.
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
Sir George Gilbert Scott and his son John Oldrid Scott both worked on it subsequently. It has very good wall decoration by Burlisson and Grylls and stained glass by Powell.
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
Bradford on Avon was an important religious centre in Saxon times and St Laurence church is an ancient building, thought to be one of the most complete Saxon buildings still in existence.
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
Some of the earliest evidence of habitation here comes from fragments of Roman settlements and discoveries from archaeological digs have revealed the remains of a large Roman Villa decorated with well preserved mosaic on the playing grounds of St Laurence School.
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
The church is Norman with Perpendicular additions.