Friends of St Laurence Church, Upton-cum-Chalvey

Friends of St Laurence Church, Upton-cum-Chalvey This page is set up by supporters of Slough’s beautiful St Laurence Church, to encourage interest in the historic building and the worship conducted here.

St Laurence Church, Upton is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the installation of its magnificent Herschel Windows on...
10/02/2026

St Laurence Church, Upton is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the installation of its magnificent Herschel Windows on Saturday 21st February from 2-4pm. The artist who designed and built them will be there to give a presentation. See poster attached. Entrance is free. If you would like to go, please send me a private message or contact St Laurence Church via their website.

Remembrance Sunday 2025. Each year we remember British and Commonwealth service personnel who died in the two World Wars...
16/11/2025

Remembrance Sunday 2025. Each year we remember British and Commonwealth service personnel who died in the two World Wars and other conflicts around the world. At the end of our service we lay a wreath on our own Commonwealth Grave, which marks the final resting place of a Slough World War I pilot, Second Lieutenant Philip Charles Weaver-Adams, who died at the age of 19 just two weeks before the end of the war. His father and brother were well respected Slough doctors. Philip would have joined their ranks, had he survived. He is an example of all the young men and women whose potential remained unfulfilled as a result of the sacrifice they made for their country.

A date (and time) for your diary... 15th November 20025 from 11am to 2.30pm. You'll have Christmas sorted in one go!
16/10/2025

A date (and time) for your diary... 15th November 20025 from 11am to 2.30pm. You'll have Christmas sorted in one go!

Slough At War Exhibition from 8th to 12th May - 10.30am to 4pm (except Sunday - 2-4pm). Admission free. See flyer for mo...
26/04/2025

Slough At War Exhibition from 8th to 12th May - 10.30am to 4pm (except Sunday - 2-4pm). Admission free. See flyer for more details.

THE LATE GEORGE BOND, a much loved officer of the church and member of the congregation who is greatly missed, is shown ...
19/12/2023

THE LATE GEORGE BOND, a much loved officer of the church and member of the congregation who is greatly missed, is shown here 'showing the ropes' to three younger members of the St Laurence family (now all fully grown with children of their own!). The bell is rarely heard now but it was rung this year to mark the Coronation of King Charles III.

A close up view of the Herschel Window at St Laurence Church, which depicts various sky objects including the planets as...
31/03/2021

A close up view of the Herschel Window at St Laurence Church, which depicts various sky objects including the planets as well as William Herschel and his telescope. The round window at the top features Uranus, the planet Herschel discovered. The window was made by stained glass artist Andrew Taylor. The dedicaion of the window was attended by TV astronomer the late Dr Heather Couper and surviving members of the Herschel family.

This is a model of the William Herschel 40ft telecope made by Tony Dagnall of the Herschel Astronomical Society to mark ...
31/03/2021

This is a model of the William Herschel 40ft telecope made by Tony Dagnall of the Herschel Astronomical Society to mark the 200th anniversary of the completion of the original telescope. It was originally kept in Slough Museum but is now on loan to St Laurence Church. In the background you can see the Herschel window.

This one of the 7ft telescopes that William Herschel made, with the help of his brother Alexander. It was with a telesco...
31/03/2021

This one of the 7ft telescopes that William Herschel made, with the help of his brother Alexander. It was with a telescope like this that he iscovered Uranus. This telescope is on show at the Herschel Astronomy Museum, Bath.

Here's a more recent view of the chancel and nave of St Laurence Church, by way of comparison with the Mary Baldwin ske...
25/03/2021

Here's a more recent view of the chancel and nave of St Laurence Church, by way of comparison with the Mary Baldwin sketch.

A pencil sketch of the chancel and nave of Upton Church (St Laurence Church), possibly by Mary Baldwin.
25/03/2021

A pencil sketch of the chancel and nave of Upton Church (St Laurence Church), possibly by Mary Baldwin.

Another artwork from Mary Baldwin. This one is a view of Windsor Castle as seen from her home, Upton House, in Upton Roa...
25/03/2021

Another artwork from Mary Baldwin. This one is a view of Windsor Castle as seen from her home, Upton House, in Upton Road (now No. 74), Upton.

Here's another view of Upton Church, around 1780. It is thought to have been sketched by Mary Baldwin, who became Mrs Pi...
25/03/2021

Here's another view of Upton Church, around 1780. It is thought to have been sketched by Mary Baldwin, who became Mrs Pitt and then Mrs William Herschel.

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Upton Court Road
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SL37LS

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Sunday 11am - 12pm

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