St Lawrence's Church, Denton

St Lawrence's Church, Denton
St Lawrence's Church in 2009
St Lawrence's Church, Denton is located in Greater Manchester
St Lawrence's Church, Denton
St Lawrence's Church, Denton
Location in Greater Manchester
53°27′07″N 2°06′39″W / 53.4520°N 2.1109°W / 53.4520; -2.1109
AddressTown Lane, Denton, Greater Manchester, England
DenominationChurch of England
Websitewww.stlawrencedenton.org.uk
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSt Lawrence
Architecture
Heritage designation
Grade II*
Designated27 November 1967
Architect(s)J. Medland Taylor and
Henry Taylor (1872)
Architectural type
Church
Years built
c. 1530 (nave)
1872 (chancel and transepts)
Specifications
MaterialsTimber-framed
Administration
ProvinceProvince of York
DioceseDiocese of Manchester

St Lawrence's Church is a timber-framed church on Town Lane in Denton, a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (grid reference SJ92639506). 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 a chapel of ease, then Roman Catholic, within 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 it was expanded and remodelled by J. Medland Taylor and Henry Taylor. The building contains 16th-century stained glass[1] and was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1967.[3] It was restored between 1993 and 2003, funded by Tameside Council,[2] and further restoration began in 2009.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Lawrence (Grade II*) (1067971)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Church of St Lawrence, Denton North East". National Lottery Heritage Fund. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
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