St Lawrence's Church, Denton
Church in Greater Manchester, England
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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]
| St Lawrence's Church, Denton | |
|---|---|
St Lawrence's Church in 2009 | |
  St Lawrence's Church, Denton Location in Greater Manchester | |
| 53.4520°N 2.1109°W | |
| Address | Town Lane, Denton, Greater Manchester, England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | St Lawrence |
| Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 27 November 1967 |
| Architect(s) | J. Medland Taylor and Henry Taylor (1872) |
Architectural type | Church |
Years built | c. 1530 (nave) 1872 (chancel and transepts) |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Timber-framed |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of York |
| Diocese | Diocese of Manchester |
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]
