EAW006891 ENGLAND (1947). The Church of St Lawrence, All Saints' Church, the Bell Tower and environs, Evesham, 1947

Post Office

Doctor Duncan surgery

The Maidens Head

The old town jail yard.

Crown Hotel

Playground

Church of St Lawrence Grade 2* listed building - English Heritage Building ID: 147475 One of two parish churches in the precinct of Evesham Abbey. The other is All Saints (q.v.). Late C15 with an early C16 S chapel. Much restored and partially rebuilt in 1837 to the designs of Harvey Eginton, following semi-dereliction. One of the two town centre churches which stand within the precinct of Evesham Abbey (the other is All Saints). This duality has never been fully explained, although All Saints' appears to have been the parish church for the east part of the town, St Lawrence's for the west. According to Pevsner, abbeys liked a parish church nearby, to relieve them of parish duties. Redundant since 1978 and in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

The Bell Tower. Grade 1 listed building - English Heritage Building ID: 147476 Early C16. Built by Abbot Lichfield. Rises in 3 stages to 110 ft. Pierced by an archway with unfinished vaulting and is surmounted by openwork battlements, and pinnacles. Fine and very late example of Perpendicular style.

Church of All Saints. Grade 1 listed - English Heritage Building ID: 147474 Parish church mainly of C15 and C16, restored in 1874-76 by F. Preedy. All Saints is one of two parish churches in the precinct of Evesham Abbey. It has some C12 masonry in the west wall of the nave but is otherwise C14 and C15, with porch and chapel added c1505-10, at the expense of Abbot Clement Wych, last abbot of Evesham Abbey, Lichfield. There was a major re-ordering 1874-76 during restoration by Frederick Preedy (1820-98), architect of Worcester, although initial plans had been prepared by Barry & Sons of Liverpool. Apart from general repairs, they enlarged the chancel and added a new vestry and organ chamber, rebuilt the north aisle, and provided new seating. The south chapel was restored in 1895 (plaque inside building). The outer (choir) vestry was added in 1897 by R.A. Briggs.

'Right Turn Only'

Horse and flat wagon or trailer, with driver

'Entrance' - to some parking spaces, it appears

Coulter's Garage

Nissen huts

Text 'S J Grove, Avon Bridge Tea Gardens'