| St Laurence's Church, Slough |
Article Index for St |
Website Links For Church |
Information About ™St Laurence's Church, Slough |
|
In the , and a Piscina . During the reformation, many of the ancient decorations were mutilated. A 13th Century Italian allegorical image of the Trinity — God Father, Son and Holy Spirit — survived and was reassembled during the restoration of the church. DERELICTION AND RESTORATION By the early Nineteenth Century the church had fallen into such disrepair that it was decided to build a new church, Saint Mary’s, in the town centre. The Norman building was saved from demolition by a local farmer who secured the outside walls and tower. Saint Laurence’s was restored 1850 - 1851 and rededicated on 2 December 1851 . FAMOUS ASSOCIATIONS WITH THE CHURCH Saint Laurence’s Church is the final resting place of Slough ( 1716 - 1771 ). Saint Laurence’s ‘ivy-mantled tow’r’ was a well-known landmark housing a curfew bell that ‘''tolls the knell of parting day''’ across the fields of Eton College. It is also the final resting place of Sir William Ramsay ( 1852 – 1916 ), the discoverer of the noble gases. EXTERNAL LINK |