St Lawrence's Church, Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire
An exterior view of the Saxon Church of St Lawrence, as seen from the north, with the medieval Holy Trinity Church in the background. This Saxon church is one of the most important examples of Anglo-Saxon architecture extant in this country. It is considered to date mainly from the latter part of the 10th century but incorporating much of the church of a monastery founded by St. Aldhelm, c.705-10. The Monastery was granted to Shaftesbury Abbey in 1001 and the church only is mentioned in 1125. The building seems to have been used as a Medieval charnel house and was later divided into a school and cottages in the 18th century. In the mid-19th century its importance was realised and it was restored in c1870. The surrounding buildings have since been demolished.
