In 1912 Alfred Burder of Belcombe Court, Bradford on Avon wrote of St Laurence ‘Strange though it may seem, this little Church was until about 1856 entirely lost sight of. It was hemmed in by buildings, and the west front was much modernised by the insertion of ordinary house windows and a door, whilst ivy still further disguised it”
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The Altar Frontal
Our embroidered altar frontal was commissioned by the trustees of the Saxon Church in the early 20th century. It would have originally hung vertically down the front face of the altar to beautify the sanctuary and visually communicate the rhythm of the church year.