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 is Norman with Perpendicular additions.
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
It has a medieval wall painting, roundels of 17th century glass from the Netherlands and monuments both medieval and 18th century, including one by Rysbrack.
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 was built in 1841 by George Manners of Bath.