St Lawrence's Church, Denton
| St Lawrence's Church, Denton | |
|---|---|
 St Lawrence's Church in 2009 | |
  St Lawrence's Church, Denton Location in Greater Manchester | |
| 53°27′07″N 2°06′39″W / 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 |
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]
See also
- Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester
- Listed buildings in Denton, Greater Manchester
- List of churches in Greater Manchester
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Lawrence (Grade II*) (1067971)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Church of St Lawrence, Denton North East". National Lottery Heritage Fund. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
