St Lawrence'S Church, Broughton

St Lawrence's Church is a redundant Anglican church in Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England. Broughton was historically a village, but has now become a suburb of the new town of Milton Keynes. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands on the northeast periphery of Milton Keynes, between the A4146 and A5130 roads. It is listed at Grade I because of its "remarkable series" of medieval wall paintings. HistoryThe church was built in the 14th and 15th centuries. It was restored in the 19th century, when the chancel was rebuilt. In 1849 a series of medieval wall paintings were discovered that had been covered in plaster for 300 years. These were restored in the 1930s by Professor Tristram. The church was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 1 August 1987. ArchitectureExteriorSt Lawrence's is constructed in stone, and has lead roofs with plain parapets. Its plan consists of a nave without aisles, a south porch, a chancel, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages with diagonal buttresses and an embattled parapet. On the south side of the church are three three-light windows. To the west of the porch is a 14th-century window with reticulated tracery, and to the east of the porch are two Perpendicular windows. On the north side of the church is a staircase to the rood loft.

St Lawrence's Church is a redundant Anglican church in Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England. Broughton was historically a village, but has now become a suburb of the new town of Milton Keynes. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands on the northeast periphery of Milton Keynes, between the A4146 and A5130 roads. It is listed at Grade I because of its "remarkable series" of medieval wall paintings. HistoryThe church was built in the 14th and 15th centuries. It was restored in the 19th century, when the chancel was rebuilt. In 1849 a series of medieval wall paintings were discovered that had been covered in plaster for 300 years. These were restored in the 1930s by Professor Tristram. The church was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 1 August 1987. ArchitectureExteriorSt Lawrence's is constructed in stone, and has lead roofs with plain parapets. Its plan consists of a nave without aisles, a south porch, a chancel, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages with diagonal buttresses and an embattled parapet. On the south side of the church are three three-light windows. To the west of the porch is a 14th-century window with reticulated tracery, and to the east of the porch are two Perpendicular windows. On the north side of the church is a staircase to the rood loft.