Church of St Andrew

CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, CHURCH CLOSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1047927
Date first listed:
14-Jun-1963
List Entry Name:
Church of St Andrew
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, CHURCH CLOSE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1047927
Date first listed:
14-Jun-1963
Date of most recent amendment:
04-Nov-1986
List Entry Name:
Church of St Andrew
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, CHURCH CLOSE

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, CHURCH CLOSE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Oxfordshire
District:
South Oxfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:
East Hagbourne
National Grid Reference:
SU 52549 88196

Details

EAST HAGBOURNE CHURCH CLOSE SU5288 (South side) 14/27 Church of St. Andrew 14/06/63 (Formerly listed as Church of St. Andrews)

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Church. C12 nave; C13 chancel; C14 north aisle and chapel; C15 tower, south aisle and chapel; c.1500 north and south porches. Knapped flint base; pebble dash render, probably on stone to aisle, and nave clerestory; squared random coursed limestone with areas of roughcast render to chancel; limestone ashlar to tower; lead sheet roof to aisle and porch; roof to nave, chancel and tower not visible. Mood porch on stone base to right of north aisle with ribbed and studded door. 3 two-light reticulated tracery windows to aisle and chapel. Lancet to chancel. 6 paired trefoil lancets with flat heads to clerestory. Single lancet with flat head to clerestory right. Tower to right of 2 stages with stair turret to left. Trefoil lancet to base of second stage. 2-light Perpendicular tracery louvred opening to each side of top of tower. Battlemented parapet. C20 reconstructed bellcote to left return. Right return: 3-light Perpendicular tracery window with 2-centre arched head to base of tower. Rear: wood porch on stone base to left. 3 two-light Perpendicular tracery windows with 2-centre arched heads to aisle and chapel. 6 paired trefoil lancets with flat heads to clerestory. Single lancet with flat hood to clerestory left. Left return: 3-light reticulated tracery window to right. 3-light Perpendicular tracery window with 2-centre arched head to left. 5-light rectilinear tracery window to centre. Interior: C19 reredos to chancel. Trefoil-topped piscina to right of altar. Squinch to chapel to right. Arcades of 2 two-centred arches to north and south chapels. Cusped piscina to south chapel, probably of re-used window tracery. Trefoil piscina with gabled carving and corbelled bowl to north chapel. C15 octagonal stone font on octagonal stone base with quatrefoil carving to each side with rose or amorial shield to centre, to south aisle. C15 perpendicular roof with richly carved bosses and shields. (Buildings of England, Berkshire, 1975, p.132. The Story of Hagbourne and the Church of St. Andrew,1977).

Listing NGR: SU5255488196

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
248640
Legacy System:
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Sources

Books and journals
The Story of Hagbourne and Church of St Andrew, (1977)
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Berkshire, (1975), 132

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Ordnance survey map of Church of St Andrew

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