Church of St Andrew Undershaft
CHURCH OF ST ANDREW UNDERSHAFT, ST MARY AXE EC3
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1079155
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew Undershaft
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW UNDERSHAFT, ST MARY AXE EC3
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1079155
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew Undershaft
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW UNDERSHAFT, ST MARY AXE EC3
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 UNDERSHAFT, ST MARY AXE EC3
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 33252 81173
Details
ST MARY AXE EC3
1.
5002
(East Side)
Church of St Andrew Undershaft
TQ 3381 SW 11/364 4.1.50.
I
2.
1520 to 32, incorporating C15 tower partly rebuilt in 1830. Aisled nave and chancel
with clerestory and no structural division. Tower at south west corner. Squared
rubble, partly rendered with cement. Portland stone parapets etc. Slight projection
to chancel. Polygonal stair turret on north side. Tower rises independently of
clerestory with enriched doorway in south side flanked by buttresses and square
turret to north west. Top stage now rendered with renewed battlements and large
pinnacles. Flat, timber roofs with bosses to north and main aisle, latter with
cove. Paintings to spandrels of arcade circa 1726 (?) Marble font by Nicholas
Stone with cover. 2 sword rests; fine late C17 organ case with 2 large figures;
altar rails; pulpit; pews cut down from old ones. Doorcases to north and under
tower with segmental pediments, etc. Stained glass. Fine monuments especially
to Thomas Offley, died 1582; John Stow, died 1605, and Hugh Hammersley, died 1636.
Plain C17 brick vestry to north east with C19 addition in stone to west of it.
Listing NGR: TQ3325281173
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 199733
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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