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St Lawrence’s Church, Winchester
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Location	Winchester
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Administration
Parish	Winchester St Lawrence and St Maurice with St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate
Deanery	Winchester
Archdeaconry	Winchester
Diocese	Diocese of Winchester
Province	Province of Canterbury

St Lawrence Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Winchester.

History

It is just off the High Street, in Winchester, England. It is probably of Norman origin, and is said to have been the chapel of William the Conqueror's palace (built 1069-70, destroyed 1141). The church is now almost wholly surrounded by adjacent buildings. It is recorded as being restored in 1475-7, in 1672 (the present roof dates from this restoration), 1847-8, 1881, and 1979-80.

St Lawrence Church is a Grade II listed building.

Organ

The church contains a two manual pipe organ dating from 1882 by Jones and Son of Fulham which was almost completely replaced by George Osmond in 1966. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Rectors

The parish was united with St Maurice's Church in 1904, St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church in 1973 and St Bartholomew's Church, Hyde, from 2010.