Church of St Andrew
CHURCH OF ST ANDREW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1082117
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1082117
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Aymestrey
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 44302 67885
Details
AYMESTREY CP LEINTHALL EARLS SO 46 NW
2/10 Church of St Andrew
11.6.59
GV II*
Chapel. Probably C12, altered C17, restored 1823 and late C20. Coursed rubble, mostly rendered, with tile roof. Chancel and nave in one, west porch. Chancel has a small semi-circular headed window in each wall, the east window is C19 with Y-tracery under a segmental pointed head. Nave has two 2-light casements, probably C17 in south wall and one in north wall. Two massive lean-to buttresses, that to west bearing inscription: "I WINNALL/ CHAPEL WARDEN/ 1823". Break in wall to west of buttress may indicate a western extension. C12 west door (possibly re-set) with wooden porch has a distorted semi-circular head of two orders. The upper part of west wall is a timber-frame roof truss with two collars and multiple struts. Supports an octagonal C17 bell cote. Interior: piscina in south wall of chancel has a shouldered head and square drain. Roof: C14 with some curved wind-braces to the two tiers of purlins over chancel; over nave there are some cusped wind-braces. The roof was much altered in C17 by the insertion of tie-beam trusses with collars. Fittings pulpit of five sides with C17 arcaded panels in a C19 frame. Altar rail has C17 turned balusters and moulded hand rail. Reredos composed of re-set C17 panelling installed in 1894. Nine pews to west end of nave have shaped bench ends, probably C17 (RCHM 3, p 11; BoE, p 221).
Listing NGR: SO4430267885
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 149413
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Herefordshire III North West, (1934), 11
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Herefordshire, (1963), 221
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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