Church of St Andrew
CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1076490
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jan-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1076490
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jan-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, MAIN STREET
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Whilton
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 63634 64810
Details
WHILTON MAIN STREET SP66SW (North side) 5/229 Church of St. Andrew 18/01/68 GV II Church. C13, upper storey of tower, aisles, porch and part of chancel rebuilt c.l769, church much restored, re-windowed and chancel rebuilt 1877 by E.F. Law, including new vestry and organ chamber. Coursed squared ironstone, tile roof, to east end and porch, otherwise copper. Chancel, vestry, organ chamber, nave, north and south aisles, south porch and west tower. 2-bay chancel has 3-light Decorated style east window, and 2-light reticulated window to south, a vestry to north-west with 1-light window with cusped head, a group of 3 similar windows to north and vestry door with Caernarvon arched head, and organ chamber to south-west with similar windows. Nave has clerestory with similar coupled windows. North and south moulded eaves. North aisle has two 3-light Perpendicular style windows with straight heads to north. South aisle has similar window to south and south door with chamfered stone surround and segmental head. South porch has chamfered and hollow-chamfered doorway. 2-stage west tower has 2-light Decorated style west window in blocked window to south-east at clerestory level with chamfered stone surround, and bell openings with round arched heads and plain Y-tracery with string courses at sill level, above and at base of battlemented parapet. Interior: chancel has massive reredos and stained glass east window. Nave has 2-bay arcades with circular piers north and south and simple moulded capitals, double-chamfered arches and semi-circular responds. All roofs C19. Several C18 and C19 wall monuments including one in tower with Ionic pilasters framing round-headed arch with inscription to Richard Freeman d.1749, with carved apron and cartouche with arms above, and fluted and gadrooned urn finial. (Notes on Church compiled by Rev. K. Sear, former Rector (framed in vestry); Buildings of England: Northants, p.458; Kellys Directory for Northants, 1898).
Listing NGR: SP6363464810
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 360874
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, (1973), 458
Kelly's Directory in Bedfordshire Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire, (1898)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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