Moray HER - NJ05NW0019 - ST LAURENCE CHURCH, HIGH STREET, FORRES

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Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Date Built	Date of Destruction
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	A	100
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	B	100
Modern (1900 - 2050)	C	100
13th Century	D	100	1275
14th Century	E	100		1390
18th Century	G	100	1775
20th Century	H	100		1901
20th Century	I	100	1906
14th Century	F	100	1390

Period Notes

Original chapel built by Alexander III in 1275; burnt 1390, re-erected immediately after; second church built 1775, with subsequent alterations, demolished 1901. Replaced by present church 1904-6. 1775 gatepiers survive. Stained glass dates to 1922 and 1931-1939.

Architect Details

Present church designed by John Robertson, Inverness, 1904-6. East and West end windows by Percy C. Bacon, 1922. South elevation stained glass by Douglas Strachan, 1931-1939. Font by Stewaer McGlashan and Co., Edinburgh. Pulpit by Hardman, Powell and Co., Brimingham. Holy table by Galbraith and Winton, Glasgow.