Church of St Laurence, Wyck Rissington explained

Church of St Laurence
Denomination:Church of England
Diocese:Gloucester
Province:Canterbury
Heritage Designation:Grade I listed building
Designated Date:25 August 1960
Pushpin Map:Gloucestershire

The Anglican Church of St Laurence at Wyck Rissington in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.[1]

History

The church was built in the 12th century,[1] although there had been a previous Saxon church on the site long before and the base of the tower may include part of the fabric of the earlier building.[2] The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Worcester in 1269.[3] [4]

The transepts were added in 1822.[4] It underwent Victorian restoration by John Edward Knight Cutts in 1879. In 1891, Gustav Holst was employed as the organist and choirmaster for the church.[5]

The bells in the tower were rehung in 2012.[6]

The parish of Wyck Rissington is part of a benefice centred on Bourton-on-the-Water within the Diocese of Gloucester.[7]

Architecture

The limestone building has stone slate roofs.[8] It consists of a nave with a north aisle and porch, a chancel, and a west tower.[3] The chancel still has its original trussed rafter roof.[2] The four-stage tower is supported by buttresses for the first two stages.[3] [4] The eaves are supported by corbel tables.[8]

The interior includes a tub font from around 1200[4] and an altar table from the 17th. The rest of the fittings are 19th or 20th century.[1] A set of 12 carved wooden plaques depicting the life of Christ are thought to be Flemish and date from the 16th century.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of St Laurence . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 11 December 2020 . 11 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811194218/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1303915 . live .
  2. Book: Lees . Hilary . Porch and pew: Small churches of the Cotswolds . 1998 . Walnut Tree . 978-0948251924. 65–66.
  3. Web site: Wyck Rissington, St. Laurence . English Church Architecture . 11 December 2020 . 19 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111219064707/http://english-church-architecture.net/gloucestershire/wyck%20rissington/wyck_rissington.htm . live .
  4. Web site: Parishes: Wick Rissington Pages 114-120 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 6. . British History Online . Victoria County History . 11 December 2020 . 21 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200721171006/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol6/pp114-120#h3-0006 . live .
  5. Web site: Ross . David . Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire . Britain Express . 11 December 2020 . 1 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001230716/https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/glouces/Wyck-Rissington.htm . live .
  6. News: Church bells set to ring again after a decade of silence . 11 December 2020 . Cotswold Journal . 22 November 2012 . 11 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201211211014/https://www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/news/10064473.church-bells-set-to-ring-again-after-a-decade-of-silence/ . live .
  7. Web site: St Laurence . A Church Near You . Church of England . 11 December 2020 . 11 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201211211014/https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14400/more-information/ . live .
  8. Web site: St Laurence, Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire . The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland . 11 December 2020 . 11 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201211211016/https://www.crsbi.ac.uk/view-item?i=7294 . live .

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