St Laurence, Telscombe, Sussex

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Location

(50°48′47″N, 0°0′25″W)

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Site Location

Telscombe

National Grid Reference

TQ 405 034

Boundaries

pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Sussex
now East Sussex

Diocese

medieval Chichester
now Chichester

Dedication

medieval not confirmed
now St Laurence

Type of building/monument

Parish church

Report authors

Kathryn Morrison

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Feature Sets

Interior Features

Description

Telscombe comprises a late 12thc. W tower and a 12thc. nave and chancel, respectively having a N aisle and N chapel. The VCH describes the chancel arch as 'a pseudo-Norman monstrosity'. The vestry is on the N side of the N aisle. The font is 13thc. and has been compared with that of nearby Piddinghoe. The church was restored in 1903 and 1922.

History

Telscombe is not mentioned in the Domesday Survey.

Features

Interior Features

Arcades

Comments/Opinions

According to VCH, the piscina is of 12thc. date, with 'a square protruding marble bowl with carved acanthus-type leaf work on its underside'. It was not noticed.

Bibliography

Victoria County History: Sussex 7 (Rape and Honour of Lewes). 1940, 77.

I. Nairn and N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Sussex. Harmondsworth 1965, 611-12.