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Surfleet, St Laurence
Surfleet, St Laurence
Surfleet, St Laurence

The west tower of this church, hard against the former busy A16, leans considerably to the west.

It is mostly Perpendicular (no pun intended), however there are several Decorated features too.

Mark Acton

Surfleet, St Lawrence church, leaning tower,
Surfleet, St Laurence
Surfleet, St Laurence
Surfleet, St Laurence

Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1919 states :-

"The church of St. Laurence is a building of stone, in the Decorated style, with some remains of Norman and Early English work and a small amount of Perpendicular alterations:

it consists of small chancel, with an ancient hammer beam roof, clerestoried nave, aisles, south porch and western tower with spire, containing a clock and 10 bells:

the tower has settled in an unusual manner, and at the top of the spire is 6 feet out of the perpendicular:

in the north wall of the chancel is the cross-legged effigy of a knight in armour, with the feet placed under a canopy in the east wall, and said to represent Sir Roger de Cressy, of Cressy Hall:

the church was restored between 1900 and 1908, at a cost of £2,500 and affords 204 sittings:

when the church was being restored, remnants of the old oak screen were found buried; from these fragments plans were drawn and an oak screen and loft, surmounted by the rood, has been constructed"

DB 6 May 2013

Surfleet, Saint Lawrence, church
Surfleet, St Laurence
Surfleet, St Laurence
Surfleet, St Laurence

White's Directory of Lincolnshire 1856 states :-

"The Church (St. Lawrence,) is a neat structure, with a spire and five bells, and among its monuments is one to the memory of Henry Heron, Esq., who represented Boston during several successive parliaments, and died in 1730.

It has also the recumbent figure of a crusader and a fine octagonal font.

The living is a perpetual curacy, valued in K.B. at £11. 4s. 8d., and now at £65.

The Rev. E. Brown is impropriator and patron, and the Rev. Edw. Parry, B.A., is the incumbent" 

DB 1 May 2010

Surfleet, Saint Lawrence, church
Surfleet, St Laurence, Chancel
Surfleet, St Laurence, Chancel
Surfleet, St Laurence, Chancel

"Chancel was reduced in size in the 15th Century.

A contract for the work (dated 1418), survives; a London mason's letter dated 1420 reminds the Church that the account is yet to be settled"

https://www.glengroup.org.uk/804134547710.htm 

DB 29 April 2018


Surfleet, Saint Lawrence, church, chancel
Surfleet, St Laurence, Chancel
Surfleet, St Laurence, Chancel
Surfleet, St Laurence, Chancel

Closer view of the sanctuary.

"Reredos in memory of Revd Henry Law James (Vicar 1898 to 1932), depicts the Last Supper. Judas Iscariot is absent"

https://www.glengroup.org.uk/804134547710.htm 

DB 28 April 2019

Surfleet, Saint Lawrence, church, chancel
Surfleet, St Laurence, Chancel, East Window
Surfleet, St Laurence, Chancel, East Window
Surfleet, St Laurence, Chancel, East Window

Millennium window with modern stained glass by artist Glenn Carter.

"Although modern, it is symbolic, in that the palm branch is the emblem of Saints and Martyrs.

The grid iron and tongues of flame, depicts the Martyrdom of Saint Laurence.

The flames also represent Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit, and new life in the third millennium"

Window dedicated 16th July 2000. 

DB 28 April 2019

Surfleet, Saint Lawrence, church, stained glass, window, Millennium, Glenn Carter
Surfleet, St Laurence, Chancel, Medieval Glass
Surfleet, St Laurence, Chancel, Medieval Glass
Surfleet, St Laurence, Chancel, Medieval Glass

"The chancel has been shortened and contains reset medieval glass in the south side"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064403 

DB 28 April 2019

Surfleet, Saint Lawrence, church, stained glass, window
Surfleet, St Laurence, Font
Surfleet, St Laurence, Font
Surfleet, St Laurence, Font

"Early C15 octagonal font with quatrelobes with shields and fleurons to sides, buttressed stem with niches and further quatrelobes"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064403 

DB 28 April 2019

Surfleet, Saint Lawrence, church, font
Surfleet, St Laurence, Memorial
Surfleet, St Laurence, Memorial
Surfleet, St Laurence, Memorial

Memorial to members of the Tupholme family including Benjamin Tupholme D.D. who for 36 years was Vicar of St Stephens, Ealing died 1912.

DB 28 April 2019

Surfleet, Saint Lawrence, church, memorial, St Stephens Ealing, Benjamin Tupholme
Surfleet, St Laurence, Nave
Surfleet, St Laurence, Nave
Surfleet, St Laurence, Nave

Looking east towards the rood screen and chancel arch.

"C14 4 bay nave arcades, with C13 bases to piers, the north arcade is blocked at the easternment bay"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064403 

Kelly's Directory 1919 states "when the church was being restored, remnants of the old oak screen were found buried; from these fragments plans were drawn and an oak screen and loft, surmounted by the rood, has been constructed"

DB 29 April 2018

Surfleet, Saint Lawrence, church, nave
Surfleet, St Laurence, Nave
Surfleet, St Laurence, Nave
Surfleet, St Laurence, Nave

Looking west towards the C14 tower arch.

Note the two westernmost piers have been heavily buttressed in C15 to counteract the lean of the tower. 

29 April 2018

Surfleet, Saint Lawrence, church
Surfleet, St Laurence, Nave, Pulpit
Surfleet, St Laurence, Nave, Pulpit
Surfleet, St Laurence, Nave, Pulpit

"C17 pulpit, octagonal, panelled oak sides with chip carved paterae"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064403 

29 April 2018

Surfleet, Saint Lawrence, church, pulpit
Surfleet, St Laurence, North Aisle, Royal Arms
Surfleet, St Laurence, North Aisle, Royal Arms
Surfleet, St Laurence, North Aisle, Royal Arms

"Above the north door are the royal arms ordered to be set up in all churches after the Restoration.

They are the arms of Queen Ann.

The marking GR IV was probably added later when royalty were in the area"

https://www.glengroup.org.uk/804134547710.htm 

DB 29 April 2018

Surfleet, Saint Lawrence, church, royal arms
Surfleet, St Laurence, Organ
Surfleet, St Laurence, Organ
Surfleet, St Laurence, Organ

Maker's plate reads "H.W. HEWITT LEICESTER"

"'two manual' pipe organ built by Hewitts of Leicester, installed in 1908. The Organ was completely rebuilt by Henry Groves of Nottingham in 1983"

https://www.glengroup.org.uk/804134547710.htm 

DB 28 April 2019

Surfleet, Saint Lawrence, church, organ
Surfleet, St Laurence, South Aisle, Hatchment
Surfleet, St Laurence, South Aisle, Hatchment
Surfleet, St Laurence, South Aisle, Hatchment

"Above the south door is a hatchment with the arms of the Buckworth family"

https://www.glengroup.org.uk/804134547710.htm 

DB 28 April 2019

Surfleet, Saint Lawrence, church, hatchment