1470s Architecture - St Laurence Church, Ludlow (Paperback)

Chapters: St Laurence Church, Ludlow. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 73. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: St Laurence Church, Ludlow is a parish church in the Church of England in Ludlow. The parish church was established as a Norman place of worship in association with the founding of Ludlow in the 11th century AD. This parish church in Shropshire, England contains an extensive set of misericords in the choir stalls as well as fine stained glass windows. The tower is 42 meters in height and commands expansive views of the local area. The church was rebuilt in the year 1199 and has had several later additions and modifications. Original Norman traces were found beneath the south porch, indicating some extant foundations exist from the 11th century AD. After its initial construction the church was expanded and rebuilt in 1199 to accommodate a flourishing town population. In the late Middle Ages considerable wealth accrued to the town based upon the wool trade. Correspondingly the church underwent several further additions in that era. The major works occurred between 1433 and 1471 with a virtual re-building of the nave, tower and chancel elements. The tower took on a perpendicular style which was modish in the late 15th century in England. The Saint John's Chapel on the north side was the chapel of the Palmers Guild, who thrived in the Late Middle Ages. The Palmers Window within St John's Chapel illustrates the legend of King Edward the Confessor and St John the Evangelist. by eight panels and was inspired by the Ludlow Palmers 13th century pilgrimage to the Holy Land 18th century ledger stone memorial in the St Laurence Church catacombs. The sizeable east window of the chancel underwent restoration in the year 1832; this window depicts the martyrdom of St. Laurence. The most ex...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=7294111