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Church of St Andrew

A Grade II* Listed Building in Letcombe Regis, Oxfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5759 / 51°34'33"N

Longitude: -1.4527 / 1°27'9"W

OS Eastings: 438025

OS Northings: 186474

OS Grid: SU380864

Mapcode National: GBR 6YB.5K9

Mapcode Global: VHC11.RNW9

Plus Code: 9C3WHGGW+8W

Entry Name: Church of St Andrew

Listing Date: 24 November 1966

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1368706

English Heritage Legacy ID: 250241

Also known as: St Andrews Church, Letcombe Regis

ID on this website: 101368706

Location: St Andrew's Church, Letcombe Regis, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, OX12

County: Oxfordshire

District: Vale of White Horse

Civil Parish: Letcombe Regis

Built-Up Area: Letcombe Regis

Traditional County: Berkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

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Description


LETCOMBE REGIS SU3886 5/1 Church of St. Andrew 24/11/66

GV II*

Church. C12 lower stages of tower; C15 nave, chancel and upper stage of tower. C19 restoration. Stone uncoursed rubble to lower stages of tower; coursed squared stone; old plain-tile roof; roof of tower not visible. 4-bay nave, 3-bay chancel and west tower. C19 porch to centre of nave with part-glazed outer doors and plank inner door with C19 two-centre arched stone doorway. C19 two-light geometrical tracery windows to left and right of nave. Plank door to 2-centre arched doorway with hood mould to centre of chancel. Probably C15 three-light stone mullion windows with pointed lights and hood moulds to left and right of chancel. North side: render, probably on uncoursed stone rubble. 4-centre arched doorway with studded plank door to centre of nave, 2-light rectilinear tracery windows to left and right of nave. 2-light stone mullion windows with arch-topped lights to upper level of nave. 2-centre arched doorway with plank door to C19 vestry. Probably C15 three-light stone mullion window with arch-topped lights and hood-mould to left of chancel. C19 stone mullion window to right of vestry. East end: 3-light rectilinear tracery window with hood mould. Tower: 2-light plate tracery window to each face of middle stage. Upper stage has 2-light stone mullion louvred opening with hood mould to each face. Battlemented parapet with gargoyles. Interior: 3-bay arch-braced collar truss roof to chancel. 4-bay arch-braced collar truss roof to nave. C19 two-centred chancel arch. 2-centred tower arch. Round Romanesque stone font with scalloped band to top. (Buildings of England: Berkshire: 1975, p167; VCH: Berkshire: Vol 4, 1924, pp225-6)

Listing NGR: SU3802586474

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