Church of St Andrew
CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1278312
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1278312
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Andrew
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, CHURCH 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, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Marlesford
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 32329 58311
Details
TM 35 NW MARLESFORD CHURCH ROAD (west side)
Church of St Andrew 3/94 7.12.66
GV I
Parish church. Nave, chancel, south aisle, west tower, south porch. Mainly coursed flint with stone dressings, some repairs to porch in red brick; slated roof to nave, plaintiles with crest tiles to chancel, aisle roof not visible. Square 4-stage tower: C13 to lower stages, C15 to upper stage; 3-stage diagonal buttresses to west face, crenellated parapet with flushwork decoration in pattern of lozenges; at base of parapet a string course with carved heads to corners and centre of each face, a further string course at third stage level; 2-light bell chamber openings with square hood moulds; 2-light west window with Y tracery. C15 nave, south aisle and porch, windows considerably restored C19. Stone sanctus bell cote at east end of nave roof. Porch attached to south aisle: 2 tiers of flushwork panels to front, stone parapet with wavy tracery, arched doorway with carved shields in spandrels, empty ogee-headed niche above. Chancel south wall with Priest's doorway and 2 2-light windows, C14 and C15, both considerably renewed; late C14 3-light east window; north wall with 2 2- light windows with Y tracery, largely renewed. C15 arch-braced nave roof, 6 bays, carved collar beams and wall plate. South aisle with 2 bay arcade, piers of re-used C12 material, C15 roof. C15 octagonal font with 2 shallow recessed arched and cusped panels to each face, modern pyramidal cover; C17 pulpit with finely carved arabesque work; chancel with set of 6 C19 benches, traceried ends with traditional poppyheads; C19 box pew in west end of south aisle, hatchment on wall above; to either side of east window are framed copies of the Commandments; Cl9 stained glass in east window and 2 north nave windows, mid C20 etched glass window in south aisle to Schreiber family. Monument on north chancel wall to William Alston (d.1641): 2 busts surrounded by wreaths within classical frames; 2 monuments on north nave wall: Lemuel Shuldham (d.1815 at Waterloo), William Abraham Shuldham (d.1850), both stone tablets on marble slabs. Graded I for surviving medieval work.
Listing NGR: TM3232958311
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 405874
- 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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