Transitional Style 

The church was built in the Transitional style.  Its floor area was four-fifths that of the present church, evidence that Ludlow was a successful town with a large population.

The builders used a local pink grey sandstone from the Downtonian series of the Old Red Sandstone outcrops east and north east of the town and a whitish variety of sandstone from Rock Lane quarry – one mile east of the church.  The same stone was used in the15th Century major re-build.

Most of the work was undertaken by local masons, each assigned a distinctive mark to show responsibility for a particular piece of work.

Nothing remains above ground except the font and some original stonework in the south aisle wall.  Foundations found near the west door in 1859 probably belonged to this first church and other Norman fragments were found under the porch and the south aisle.

The church was founded as a daughter church of Stanton Lacy by the de Lacy family as lords of the manor.  The first known Rector, recorded in 1200, was Geoffrey de Lacy.  The church was originally dedicated to Saints Philip and James as well as Laurence.