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Church of St Andrew

A Grade II Listed Building in Moreton on Lugg, County of Herefordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.107 / 52°6'25"N

Longitude: -2.7244 / 2°43'27"W

OS Eastings: 350481

OS Northings: 245657

OS Grid: SO504456

Mapcode National: GBR FK.9JTB

Mapcode Global: VH85G.Q9KL

Plus Code: 9C4V474G+R6

Entry Name: Church of St Andrew

Listing Date: 27 January 1967

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1099254

English Heritage Legacy ID: 154247

ID on this website: 101099254

Location: St Andrew's Church, Moreton on Lugg, County of Herefordshire, HR4

County: County of Herefordshire

Civil Parish: Moreton on Lugg

Built-Up Area: Moreton on Lugg

Traditional County: Herefordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Herefordshire

Church of England Parish: Moreton on Lugg

Church of England Diocese: Hereford

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Description


MORETON-ON-LUGG CP MORETON-ON-LUGG
SO 54 NW
3/62 Church of St Andrew
27.1.67

GV II

Parish church. Largely 1867 reconstruction by W H Knight, with internal
chancel decoration by A Salviati 1887, remains of a C12 window in south wall
of chancel, C15 south arcade, roofs of nave and south aisle possibly of C15.
Coursed and squared sandstone rubble, ashlar dressings; stone slate roof.
Nave with south-west tower, south aisle and north porch, chancel. Nave:
north wall with two 2-light windows with quatrefoil in roundel and moulded
label to left and similar window to right of gabled south porch; pointed
arched head to doorway with attached shafts and decorative capitals, moulded
label. South aisle with two C19 trefoil-headed lights and one re-set late
C13 east window of one trefoil-headed light. South-west tower of three stages
with octagonal broach spire; 2-light openings to bell stage with roundel and
decorative attached shafts and moulded label. Chancel north wall window with
pair of trefoil-headed lights with trefoil in roundel to each. Three trefoil-
headed lights to east window with three trefoils in roundel set in larger roundel
above; remains of semi-circular headed C12 light in south wall. Interior:
trussed rafter roof to nave possibly of C15 date; pent roof to south aisle of
three-bays with moulded members; embattled wall-plate and curved braces spring-
ing from moulded wooden corbels. Ceiled and decorated roof to chancel of C19.
Chancel walls and reredos completely covered in mosaic decoration by Salviati;
with mosaic angels in nave of a later date, 1899. C15 screen now at west end
of church at organ chamber of eight single-light divisions closed at lower
half and open to upper part with cinquefoiled ogee-headed lights with tracery,
moulded mullions, and moulded cornice with vine ornament. (RCHM Vol II, p 147;
BoE, p 256).


Listing NGR: SO5048145657

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