CHURCH OF ST ANDREW

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1074561
Date first listed:: 01-Jun-1966
List Entry Name:: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW
Statutory Address:: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1074561
Date first listed:: 01-Jun-1966
List Entry Name:: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW
Statutory Address 1:: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW

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

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

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

County:: Leicestershire
District:: Charnwood (District Authority)
Parish:: Prestwold
National Grid Reference:: SK 57782 21444

Details

SK 52 SE PRESTWOLD PRESTWOLD HALL 1/53 Church of St. Andrew 1.6.66 II*

Medieval parish church largely rebuilt 1890 by Sir A. Blomfield. Mainly of random rubble with ashlar dressings but with some coursed rubble walling to S wall of chancel. Late C14 buttressed west tower with 4 principal stages, 2-light traceried openings to bell chamber, west door and 2-light traceried window above, with corbel heads to hoodmould, decorated frieze below embattled parapet. Nave of 4 bays, all of 1890, random rubble with sandstone dressings, curvilinear tracery to windows, that to SE having a stilted arch. Chancel retains much medieval masonry, showing 2 builds in S wall, and a 2-light reticulated traceried window with shafts, and a blocked wide lancet window. 1 Victorian Y-tracery lancet, and S door and east wall and window of 1890.

Interior very plain and all of 1890 but there is a fine collection of memorials of the Packe family and their predecessors, in the Chancel, including two late C15 alabaster tomb chests with bedesmen and angels. One has an incised slab commemorating Sir Richard Nele and Isabel his wife, 1476, the other has 2 recumbent unknown female figures. Wall tomb to Sir William Skipwith and Jane his wife, 1631, a large recessed monument in various marbles, a double tomb within aedicule, the 2 recumbent figures lie on different levels, ornate, mannerist style. Monument to Christopher Packe of Cotes, d1682 the 1st Packe to acquire the hall, in 1653, a semi-reclining figure on a tomb chest with inscription, pediment etc. above, in Baroque style. Charles Hussey Packe, d1842 aged 15, a marble recumbent child figure by Westmacott jr., and various other memorials by noted C18 and C19 sculptors.

The Church is of interest for being almost the sole reminder of the medieval village of Prestwold, destroyed in the enclosure of the estate and it is noteworthy that a previous restoration of 1743 had provided the Church with a nave in the classical style, with round headed windows, oculi and a south door in architrave. Photographs of this building survive in the Church, showing also the high pews, gallery and double decker pulpit, but no traces of any of this survive in the fabric.

Listing NGR: SK5778221444

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Legacy System number:: 189311
Legacy System:: LBS

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 26 Leicestershire,

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