Towcester - Church of St Laurence

St Laurence's Church reached by a narrow lane by the side of the Town Hall, has a tall ironstone, Perpendicular tower. There are two ancient mass dials, one outside and one inside. The crypt is 13^th century and on the south chapel arch a jester's head is carved. The clerestory and font are over 500 years old. The chancel roof bears the date 1640 and other beams are of the 17^th and 18^th centuries. In a long stall, with carved panels are valuable black-letter books attached by chains. One of these is the Treacle Bible '"Is there not treacle (balm) in Giliad?'. The exotic organ came from Fonthill Abbey. There are wall paintings of interest and a sculptured head of Wuilliam Sponne, the benefactor, with a skeleton beneath it.