Church of St Andrew
CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, WAEVERTHORPE TO SHERBURN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1175527
- Date first listed:
- 10-Oct-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, WAEVERTHORPE TO SHERBURN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1175527
- Date first listed:
- 10-Oct-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, WAEVERTHORPE TO SHERBURN ROAD
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, WAEVERTHORPE TO SHERBURN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Weaverthorpe
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 96669 71102
Details
WEAVERTHORPE WEAVERTHORPE TO SHERBURN SE 97 SE ROAD (east side) 10/76 Church of St Andrew 10.10.66 GV I Church. C12 tower, nave and chancel. Re-roofed and north wall above plinth rebuilt 1872. Restoration by G E Street for Sir Tatton Sykes. Dressed sandstone on chamfered plinth, with tiled roof. West tower; 3-bay nave and south porch; chancel. 4-stage tower and semicircular south-east vice, with slit openings. Twin round-arched bell openings on central column with cushion capital, recessed beneath round arches with plain imposts. String courses beneath belfry and plain parapet. Gabled south porch has pointed double-chamfered opening beneath headstopped hoodmould between uncarved armorial shields. Square-headed south doorway beneath semicircular tympanum containing a sundial with Latin inscription, "In honour of the Apostle St Andrew, Herbert of Winchester built this Church". Two round-headed lights east of porch and inserted pointed light with ogee-head further east. North side repeats the south side without sundial and inserted window. Chancel has square-headed priest's door. Cusped pointed window to east and later square-headed window of two ogee-headed lights further east. Similar 2- light window on north side. Square-headed, double-chamfered east window of 3 lights with reticulated tracery. Interior: tall round tower arch with plain impost with balustraded belfry opening above. Round-arched north and south doorways. Stepped semicircular chancel arch with plain imposts. Piscina and aumbry in chancel. Norman drum font with sophisticated pattern of low relief circles and octagons, some enclosing saltire crosses. South of chancel arch, a statue of St Andrew by Redfern, 1871-72. Metalwork: wrought-iron tower screen; brass and iron chancel screen (by T Potter and Son); painted iron pulpit. Splendid wrought-iron hinges to all doors. Altar-piece: painted polyptych by Clayton and Bell. Good stained glass by the same. Roofs: painted wagon roof to nave. Arch-braced, collar-beam chancel roof.
Listing NGR: SE9666571103
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 329417
- 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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