Church of St Andrew
CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, CATHERINE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1130012
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, CATHERINE STREET
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1130012
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, CATHERINE 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, CATHERINE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Plymouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 47920 54395
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4754 CATHERINE STREET, Plymouth 740-1/57/356 (East side) 25/01/54 Church of St Andrew
GV I
Large parish church, the largest in Devon. Mid C15-late C15 on older site; tower paid for by Thomas Yogge, a merchant, in 1460; John Dew, a mason, worked on the S aisle in 1481-82; John Andrew worked on St Mary's aisle in 1481-82; some restoration by John Foulston in 1826 and by Sir Gilbert Scott in 1875; much damaged in the Blitz and restored 1949-57 by Frederick Eschells. Plymouth limestone rubble walls with granite dressings; dry slate roofs with coped gable ends. PLAN: nave, chancel, N and S aisles, N and S chapels and porches, W tower. EXTERIOR: C15 windows with 1875 Perpendicular style tracery: E end with 5-light windows to aisles and 6-light window to chancel; similar W windows; angle buttresses; other aisle windows with 4-light windows, all windows with hoodmoulds. porches have pointed-arched doorways, the N porch with square hoodmould and carved spandrels. 4-stage tower (136 feet high) with offset corner buttresses; strings dividing stages; embattled parapet with polygonal crocketed corner pinnacles. 4-centred arched N doorway; 2-light traceried windows to next stage; clockfaces to stage above and 3-light louvred and traceried windows to upper stage. INTERIOR: 6-bay arcades between nave and aisles, 2 bays between aisles and chapels and lower arcade of 3 bays between chancel and aisles, all with standard A (Pevsner) type piers and depressed arches; chancel arch; post-war waggon roofs. FITTINGS: destroyed during Blitz. 1661 font found in garden; post-war altar furnishings by Colin Shewring. MONUMENTS: C12 or C13 monument with head on pillow; monument to John Sparke and his wife 1635 with kneeling figures; monument to Jane Barker, died 1769; bust by Chantrey 1829, another to Mrs Risdew, died 1818, also by Chantrey; monument to Dr Woolcombe, died 1822 by Westmacott with 2 standing figures of Medicine and Charity, and various other monuments. STAINED GLASS: E and W windows 1958 designed by John Piper and made by Patrick Reyntiens. HISTORY: just after the damage caused to this church during 1941, the word "RESURGAM" appeared above the N entrance and flowers were planted inside. This simple act inspired the people of Plymouth and raised their moral, and set their minds on repairing the church once the war was over.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: 641-642; Power WJ: A Layman's View of Some Plymouth Churches: 1977-: 22).
Listing NGR: SX4792354396
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473226
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 641-642
Power, W J, A Laymans View of Some Plymouth Churches, (1977), 22
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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