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Church of St Andrew

A Grade II Listed Building in Stokenham, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.2523 / 50°15'8"N

Longitude: -3.6571 / 3°39'25"W

OS Eastings: 281955

OS Northings: 40462

OS Grid: SX819404

Mapcode National: GBR QP.CN3J

Mapcode Global: FRA 387C.723

Plus Code: 9C2R782V+W4

Entry Name: Church of St Andrew

Listing Date: 25 March 1991

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1164786

English Heritage Legacy ID: 99967

ID on this website: 101164786

Location: Beesands, South Hams, Devon, TQ7

County: Devon

District: South Hams

Civil Parish: Stokenham

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Stokenham St Michael and All Angels

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description


STOKENHAM, BEESANDS,
SX84SW,
8/183

Church of St Andrew

II

Church, formerly Church Mission Room. 1883. Rendered stone. Slate roof
with gabled ends and red clay ridge tiles.
Plan: Single cell rectangular plan church with a north (liturgical west)
entrance through a porch with an integral vestry or stove.
Exterior: The east (liturgical south) side has three gables each with a
decorated style tracery stone 2-light window in a 2-centred arch chamfered
opening; similar window in the north (liturgical east) end. Small window
slits in both end gables. Set back on the south (liturgical west) end a
gable-ended rendered porch with a wooden bellcote with cusped open sides and
a tented spire with a finial and a panelled door to church. A small yard in
front of the porch has rendered wall and a C19 cast-iron gate with spear-
head finials. The west (liturgical north) side has a straight headed window
with three pointed-headed lights and two small recessed panels. Over the north
(liturgical east) gable a simple wooden cross.
Interior: Rendered walls and original collar-rafter roof. Simple C19 altar
table and portable open-sided wooden pulpit. The font is a Second World War
memorial.
Note: Kelly's Directory of 1889 states "A Mission Room has been erected at
Beesands at the expense of Miss Theresa Johnson of Totres, assisted by a few
subscribers".


Listing NGR: SX8195540462

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