Church of St Laurence, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire: view across the nave from the north porch to the south porch

SOURCE: Graham Hutton and Edwin Smith. English Parish Churches (London: Thames and Hudson, 1952), pl. 1 NOTES: The present church is thought to date back to the 10-11th century. although there was a monastery on the site from 705. It was converted into a school and cottage in the 18th century and largely forgotten, until rediscovered in 1856. It was later restored to ecclesiastical use from 1874-1880