Church of St. Andrew

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SK 80 NE 7/112

HAMBLETON Church of St. Andrew

14.6.54

II*

Substantial parish church, with some Norman work, but largely of the C13. West tower, and spire, nave with clerestory, aisles and chancel. Coursed rubble throughout. Tower and spire of late C13. Tower of three stages with lancet openings and paired plate-traceried lights to bell chamber. Parapet with gargoyles and squat recessed spire with lucarnes. South aisle of well-coursed rubble with string course and parapet. Hood moulds and corbel heads to late C13 traceried windows. South porch possible C14, gabled with niche over door and finial cross. South doorway is Norman, formerly with shafts but now only their capitals survive. Scalloped and reeded. Billet motif and chevrons to outer arch. Perpendicular clerestory with paired traceried lights and embattled parapet. Plain round arched north doorway blocked. Chancel rebuilt in 1892 to designs of John Thomas Lee, with high string course, lancets and decorated style windows, and restored perpendicular east window.

Interior has western tower arch on shafts with fillet moulding, nailhead decoration and triple chamfer - late C13. Nave arcade of four bays, double chamfered early C13 arches on circular piers with waterleaf capitals. One pair of piers differ and are clustered shafts. C19 roof with main trusses supported by corbelled arch braces, and with traceried struts. Victorian chancel arch and chancel (1892) with sedilia wall tiles, ornateorgan and gilded roof. Reredos by Egan. Three painted panels in South. aisle by Alfred Hemmings. Egan and Hemmings also responsible for stained glass of 1890s. In South aisle a monument - a coped coffin with head, shoulders and feet of figure visible. Font, possibly C12. A low square with chamfered corners on solid square base.

Listing NGR: SK8997207581