St Lawrence's Church, Denton

St Lawrence's Church, Denton
St Lawrence's Church, Denton
	St Lawrence's Church in 2005
Religion
Affiliation	Church of England
District	Diocese of Manchester
Province	Province of York
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Parish church
Location
Location	Denton, Greater Manchester, England
	Shown within Greater Manchester
Geographic coordinates	53°27′07″N 2°06′39″W / 53.4520°N 2.1109°WCoordinates: 53°27′07″N 2°06′39″W / 53.4520°N 2.1109°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	J Medland Taylor and Henry Taylor
Type	Church
Completed	1532
Materials	Timber framed

St Lawrence's Church in Denton (grid reference

SJ92639506) is a timber framed church and a Grade II* listed building; 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 the chapel of ease, then Roman Catholic in 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, the church was expanded and remodelled by J Medland Taylor and Henry Taylor. The church features sixteenth century stained glass.^[1] The church was restored between 1993 and 2003, funded by Tameside MBC.^[2] Further restoration began in 2009.^{[citation needed]}

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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.

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[1066-1700-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.

[St_Lawrence’s-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c 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.

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show v Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, England
Buildings	Ashton Town Hall Cavendish Mill, Ashton Denton Town Hall Dukinfield Town Hall Hartshead Pike Tower Hyde Hall, Denton Hyde Town Hall Old Street drill hall, Ashton Stayley Hall, Stalybridge Tower Mill, Dukinfield
Places of worship	St Anne's, Haughton St George's, Stalybridge St John's, Dukinfield St Michael's, Ashton St Michael's, Mottram St Peter's, Ashton St Lawrence's, Denton
Education	Alder Community High School All Saints Catholic College, Dukinfield Audenshaw School Copley Academy Denton Community College Droylsden Academy Fairfield High School for Girls Great Academy Ashton Hyde High School Longdendale High School Mossley Hollins High School Rayner Stephens High School St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College St Thomas More Roman Catholic College West Hill School
Transportation	Ashton-under-Lyne bus station Ashton-under-Lyne railway station Denton railway station Fairfield railway station Flowery Field railway station Godley railway station Guide Bridge railway station Hattersley railway station Hyde Central railway station Hyde North railway station Mossley railway station Newton for Hyde railway station Stalybridge railway station
Shopping complexes	Ashton Arcades Clarendon Square Shopping Centre, Hyde
Sport and Entertainment	Bower Fold Butcher's Arms Ground Ewen Fields Tameside Hippodrome
Bridges	Broadbottom Viaduct
Others	Mottram Tunnel Tameside General Hospital
Demolished	Atlas Mill, Ashton Cedar Mill, Ashton Curzon Mill, Ashton Gorse Hall, Stalybridge Junction Mills, Ashton Minerva Mill, Ashton Ray Mill, Stalybridge Rock Mill, Ashton Texas Mill, Ashton Tudor Mill, Ashton Waterside Mill
Lists	List of schools in Tameside List of mills in Tameside
Listed buildings in	Ashton-under-Lyne Audenshaw Denton Droylsden Dukinfield Hyde Longdendale Mossley Stalybridge

St Lawrence's Church, Denton

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