Church of St Andrew
CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1171984
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1171984
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, HIGH 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, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ringstead
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 70578 40669
Details
TF 74 SW RINGSTEAD HIGH STREET (west)
2/78 Church of St. Andrew 5/6/53 - II*
Parish church. Flint, with limestone and carstone green and blue slate roofs. c.13OO tower, C14 chancel, C15 nave, 1865 north aisle and internal details. West tower, nave and south porch, chancel, north aisle with vestries at east end. Tower partly rebuilt in red brick at south and west with 2 west buttresses and 1865 2-light west window. 4 switch tracery belfry windows, battlemented parapet and conical roof. Nave south side one 2-light Decorated window at west, 2 fine 3-light Perpendicular windows at east. 3 buttresses. South porch 1865, figure of Good Shepherd in gable. Chancel south one single light window with ogee head and label stops. 2 2-light C14 straight headed Decorated windows 2 cusped half arches springing from central mullion intersecting one cusped whole arch, with labels and stops,c,1300 priest's door. Nave east gable and chancel east wall 1865, a 3-light Decorated style window, carstone banding. North aisle 1865. Large plate tracery west window, 2 2-light Decorated style windows and one door at east end. Lean-to vestry with prominent north stack and 2 lancets for east gable. Large naturalistic spout heads on line of valley between 1300 nave and aisle roofs. Interior: south door c.1200 Decorated chancel arch and rich angle piscina with ogee arches, label stops heads and finials. 2 south windows have internal labels and head stops. Aumbry and blocked door on north. Good C17 and C18 ledger slabs. Other details largely of 1865 : 3 bay north arcade, nave roof and benches, stone pulpit with marble inlay. Font : C19 base, C15 octagonal bowl. Chancel : arched braced scissor truss roof, painted; chancel arch and communion rails and stalls; bold High Victorian reredos, alabaster, all of 1865. North aisle east arch revealing vestry. Wall tablet in tower, C18.
Listing NGR: TF7057840669
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 221260
- 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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