The Church of St Lawrence, Mereworth
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The Church of St Lawrence, Mereworth
Image: © Marathon Taken: 24 May 2014
St Lawrence Church in Mereworth was rebuilt by the Earl of Westmorland in 1744-6. It is described by Pevsner as "the outstanding 18th century church in the county, in scale and ambition and in architectural interest. It is a thousand pities that the architect's name is unknown." He describes how the steeple was copied almost directly from St Martin-in-the-Fields, over a church after the manner of St Paul's, Covent Garden, and with the west porch close in design to St Paul's, Deptford.
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51.25875
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0.377504