Church Of St Andrew

Church of St Andrew

Parish church of Cll, C13, C14, C15 and mid C17 date, restored and with chancel rebuilt in 1846 by Weightman and Hadfield. The building is constructed of coursed and squared ironstone and limestone with limestone ashlar dressings, with gabled slate and lead roofs.

The church comprises a small internal tower with spire, nave with clerestory, north aisle, chancel, south aisle and south porch. The west end features a slightly projecting tower with chamfered and moulded plinth and string courses. There is a single round-headed C11 window at the base. The C14 bell stage has on each side a double lancet opening with hood mould. Above this sits an octagonal broach spire with a single tier of gabled lucarnes, each containing a single lancet. The spire is topped with a finial and weathercock.

The clerestory dates to the C15 and consists of 3 bays with moulded parapet. Each side has 3 ogee double lancets with segmental pointed heads and hood moulds. The parapeted north aisle of 2 bays has a chamfered string course, with a chamfered single lancet at the west end. The north side contains 2 restored double lancets with foiled heads and hood moulds. The east end displays a re-set late C14 ogee double lancet with panel tracery, coved reveal and hood mould. The chancel extends 2 bays and has a blocked doorway with hood mould to the north. The east end features 2 corner buttresses and a Geometrical triple lancet with hood mould. The south side has a 4-centred arched door to the west and a double lancet with quatrefoil in head to the east, both with hood moulds.

The south aisle dates to C14 and comprises 3 bays with moulded string course, vine-trail frieze and moulded parapet with 2 gargoyles. At each end stands a buttress with 2 setoffs, featuring an ogee-headed niche topped with a superimposed ogee niche and a broached octagonal pinnacle. The east end contains an early C14 triple lancet with intersecting tracery. The south side has a double lancet with arches upon arches tracery to the west and a reticulated triple lancet to the east. The west end has a double lancet with vescia piscis head. All windows have hood moulds and mask stops. The south porch was rebuilt in the mid C17 and has a coped gable. Its doorway is a chamfered and rebated C13 opening with imposts and hood mould, above which is a tablet inscribed "JR WI GW 166-".

The interior contains stone benches and a re-set stoup. The south porch interior has C19 common rafter roof. A C13 cove-moulded inner doorway features a roll hood mould. The nave's west end contains an internal tower with double-chamfered arch with faceted imposts, flanked by single square piers with moulded imposts. The early C13 north arcade comprises 3 bays with restored round piers with waterholding bases and moulded abaci, double-chamfered semi-circular arches and hood mould. The C14 south arcade also has 3 bays with restored octagonal piers, responds and abaci, double-chamfered pointed arches and hood mould with mask stops. The nave has a C19 low-pitched single purlin roof with C15 mask and angel corbels. The north aisle west end contains a stained glass window of c.1881, and the north side has 2 C19 stained glass windows. The north aisle roof is restored C14 work with wall plate featuring masks and fleurons, arch braces with curved spandrels and angel and beast corbels. The south aisle has eaves band with vine trail and a restored lean-to roof. Its east end has a window with C14 stained glass panel, and to the east of the south side is a cusped C14 piscina with restored graduated sedilia.

The chancel interior features a double-chamfered arch with hood mould and stops. To the east of the north side is a cusped aumbry. The east end contains a C19 stained glass window. The south side has a C13-style piscina and double sedilia with hood moulds, alongside a stained glass window dated 1865. The chancel roof is panelled wooden vault.

Fittings include a C13-style arcaded altar and triptych reredos with figure carving dated 1885, C19 plain benches, traceried oak pulpit, traceried stalls and 3 benches with shaped ends. A brass eagle lectern dates to 1902. There is a wooden lectern and square poor box on bracket of late C19 date. The font is C15 work with traceried panelled octagonal bowl and tapered stem. Royal Arms of George III appear on board. Memorials include a re-set incised slate slab with crest dated 1814, 3 C19 brasses, a single C20 brass and a roll of honour from 1918.