Description

TM 36 SE STRATFORD ST. ANDREW HALL ROAD

2/135 Church of St. Andrew
7.12.66

GV II*

Parish church. Nave and chancel (under one roof), west tower, north porch, north
vestry. Mainly random flint with stone dressings, brick porch; plaintiled roofs.
C15 tower: 3-stage diagonal buttresses to west face only, crenellated parapet below
which is a string course with gargoyles and further carved heads at the corners;
panelled fluskwork decoration to parapet and buttresses; bell-chamber openings
with missing tracery; 2-light west window, restored. Nave and chancel possibly
C12: one blocked C12 window to south nave wall, blocked C13 lancet to north nave
wall; existing windows are mid-late C19 replacements in Decorated style. C16 red
brick porch, restored: empty niche above entrance, parapet with stone copings,
blocked side openings with 4-centre arches, roof with battlemented and moulded
wallplate. Octagonal font, bowl possibly C13 with 2 shallow blank arches to each
face; C17 pulpit with arabesque work carving; angle piscina in north sanctuary wall,
with C12 and C13 work. Restoration of 1870 included a new set of nave benches,
coloured floor tiles and the addition of the vestry. Graded II* for surviving
medieval fabric.

Listing NGR: TM3579160149

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17546442

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6