Radstone – St. Lawrence
The church of St Lawrence at Radstone is earlt C13 with a saddle-back norman tower.
The C14 nave consists of three bays, one south aisle column is decorated with oak leaves and acorns.
The font is norman and corbel heads decorate the columns.
A priest’s door with dog tooth molding is set in the south side of the chancel, whilst on the north side is a small hatched window that is no more than a couple of feet from ground level. Could this be a leper squint where they could receive the sacrement? A small squint for leper’s, is set into the church at Cold Higham twelve miles away.
There a three C19 wall mnonuments one of which is dedicated to Command William Mansell (d1886) who is buried at Brompton Cemetery, London, and another to the Reverend Mansell (d1914).
